I recently photographed ivy and a billboard contributing their own graffiti to the side of a building above the Prospect Highway…
and now that it is autumn, the ivy shows off its amazing powers of camouflage!
Upon closer inspection, I was astonished at how multi-colored the ivy actually was.
In fact, the wall reminded me very much of a densely layered, spray-painted/drip-painted canvas from the 80’s!
The display of colors are fantastic! After seeing your pictures, my eyes must have been super-sensitized to plant-graffiti interactions because I spotted some pretty wacky ones myself, near the Engelbecken reflecting pool in Kreuzberg. They are on a roll of film that I still have to finish and develop, so it will be awhile until I can post them – stay tuned!
I love the way the ivy grows upwards. Straight upwards. It is so well spotted, Sara.
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