Graffiti

The Stock Bridge has taken a classical turn.

Its northern parapet currently boasts the fading outline of the Venus de Milo on a cloud and a number of muddled and self-deprecating scrawls apparently asking for help.

We attempt to translate as follows, using photos filtered in order to assist deciphering. 

THERE'S ALWAYS CLEANING FLUID, BUT IS IT THE SOLUTION?

Councillors on the Culture & Communities Cmte last month approved a Report on Edinburgh Council’s Graffiti Strategy.

The Report comes at a time when anecdotal evidence suggests graffiti – or at least the repetitive territorial marks known as ‘tags’ as opposed to ‘street-art’ – have become more prevalent across the city.