By: Little Travel Kid
Urban graffiti is banned in Hong Kong — paint one wall and they’ll whitewash it right away. How dull. Under the same sky, the Mexican government in South America chose to collaborate with Germen Crew, a youth organization founded 13 years ago, to start a graffiti project in a small town in Pachuca. The scope wasn’t just one wall, one alleyway, or one street — it was a mural covering 200,000 square meters, made up of the facades of 209 buildings!
There were only 10 members of Germen Crew, including artists, photographers, editors, and more. From priming the walls with white paint, to observing, researching, and painting, their goal was for the entire creation to use art to awaken people’s senses. Even in the face of residents’ doubts and rejections, they insisted on understanding their favorite colors and personalities, hoping to become the city’s diagnostic artists.
The outcome, according to an investigation by Streetartnews, is that this project wasn’t just about the 209 households — it ended up impacting around 1,800 people, giving them a stronger sense of identity with the city they live in. Wonder if the neighbors nearby are now tempted to have their homes painted too?
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