Bureau Savamala Belgrade

Graffiti plays an important role
in every process of upgrading:
on the one hand, it boosts the
impression that those who are
socially disadvantaged are resisting
and protesting (NO GOV REAL
LIVE Ban Partizan or Gravediggers
South), and on the other hand, it
can make a space more attractive.
In the first case, people perceive
graffiti as defacement; it is seen as
a visible sign of a place’s squalor
and is therefore painted over. In
the second case, people even
sometimes specifically commission
graffiti to make a place more
attractive.