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Joichi Ito
Jan 15, 2004 - 21:17 UTC »

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Very cool work by Cassidy Curtis.

Graffiti Archaeology is the study of graffiti-covered walls as they change over time. The grafarc.org project is a timelapse collage, made of photos of San Francisco graffiti taken by many different photographers from 1998 to the present.

Using the grafarc explorer, you can visit some of San Francisco's classic spots, see what they looked like in the past, and explore how they have changed over the years.

via danah boyd (her site is down right now)

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01. Air33 - Jan 16, 2004 - 00:22 Reply

I was flabbergasted when I saw your posting an article on graffiti. I was also even more shocked when I saw this was a website I have never seen before.

Thanks Joi for showing graffiti in a positive light!

02. name dont matter - Mar 03, 2004 - 19:08 Reply

y dont u lot actually place some actual photographers on this website and show us some of their graffiti pictures, and let them explain it!!!!!

03. name dont matter - Mar 03, 2004 - 19:09 Reply

y dont u lot actually place some actual photographers on this website and show us some of their graffiti pictures, and let them explain it!!!!!

04. axel thiel - Apr 09, 2004 - 15:24 Reply

we offer,on 11 300 pages,in 300 chapters,the results from 300 years of developement,in 2 languages

05. axel thiel - Apr 09, 2004 - 15:25 Reply

we offer,on 11 300 pages,in 300 chapters,the results from 300 years of developement,in 2 languages

06. axel thiel - Apr 09, 2004 - 15:26 Reply

we offer,on 11 300 pages,in 300 chapters,the results from 300 years of developement,in 2 languages

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