Graffiti ad Island Bay (Wellington)

Island Bay is a suburb of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, situated 5 km south of the city centre. Island Bay lies on the bay which shares its name, one of numerous small bays west of Lyall Bay. 500m offshore in Island Bay lies Tapu Te Ranga Motu Island, which forms a natural breakwater and provides a sheltered anchorage for the local fishing boats.

In the early days of European settlement George Hunter II was the chief proprietor of the Island Bay Estate, where he bred stock on his stud farm. The Island Bay portion was subdivided and auctioned in March 1879.^[2] In the late 19th century, Island Bay was settled by Italian and Shetlander fishermen. In 1905, Wellington's tramline was extended to Island Bay, increasing the area's popularity, and steadily transforming it into a seaside suburb. Many Island Bay villas, bungalows and shops date from the 1920s, a period of rapid development for the area.^[3] This included the subdivision of the Island Bay Racecourse which was once bounded by Clyde Street on the East and Ribble Street on the West. Many streets in Island Bay were named after British and European rivers.

Noted current Island Bay residents include Bruce Stewart, writer and dramatist, atTapu Te Ranga Marae and Wellington's Mayor, Celia Wade-Brown.^[4] Former residents include businessman Victor Cattermole, Middlesbrough F.C. and All Whites striker Chris Killen, rugby player Judd Baker, artist John Drawbridge, poet Alan Brunton and writer Robin Hyde.

Chi può dire che sono espressioni artistiche alzi la mano.

Sono deturpazione della cosa privata e una manifestazione  di violenza  

quasi a segnare il territorio come cosa propria.

Il malessere va contenuto e combattuto sotto ogni latitudine.

Who can say that they are artistic expressions raise your hand.
I am of Disfigurement private thing and a manifestation of violence
as if to mark the territory as its own thing.
The discomfort should be contained and fought in every latitude.

Questo pomeriggio ho incontrato un abitante dell'isola Bay Luigi Ruocco per parlare di graffiti. Siamo andati per una passeggiata tra i negozi Bay Island e ha appena pochi metri era tutto una vergogna. Un pugno nell'occhio. Che delusione. 

This afternoon I met with local island Bay resident Luigi Ruocco to talk about graffiti. We went for a walk through the Island Bay shops and barely got a few metres and there it all was!!! What a disgrace. What an eyesore. What a disappointment.