A couple of years ago there was a strange phenomenon of objects being left on the top of East London bus stops.
Space Potatoes, as nobody but me called them were small objects
d'art made from spuds wrapped in foil, cotton buds and wooden skewers. They seemed t have no discernible purpose other than to intrigue, and as far as I know, nobody was ever sure who produced them.
Now these objects seem to have street art successors, on a road near me at least. The new mystery objects are coloured blocks of wood with words such as 'POWER' 'TAX' and 'MONEY' printed on them. They are connected together with string and slung over telegraph wires. So far I have spotted a small clutch of them at the top of Eleanor Road, E8. What does it all mean?
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This is a development of the sneakers-slung-over-telephone-wires thing that yoof gangs use to mark their territory (we've even had this in Farnham high street, though I imagine it's not from a real gang). This is turning gang culture into edgy art. Again. Thanks Banksy...
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