BEIRUTSTATEofMIND's previous two visa trips had taken us deep into Kurdish quarters in Turkey and Iraq and Aleppo province in Northern Syria. Deciding to switch things up this time we headed for a few days in Cyprus, where time was spent mainly lounging with German retirees and observing Russian social etiquette.
Cyprus, heavily reliant on a service industry that accounts for 4/5ths of GDP has been reeling from the effects of its exposure to Greek debt with the IMF announcing last month that substantial risks still remained for the Cypriot economy even after a multi-billion dollar bailout aimed at averting a debt fault.
BEIRUTSTATEofMIND took the time to take a stroll through the fairly spectre-like streets of Limassol to get a feel of how the economic crisis is reflected in the tagging culture found on the city's urban facades.
Here BEIRUTSTATEofMIND encountered an assortment of hastily scribed Anarchy symbols, hammers and sickles,stencils of a young girl wielding a molotov cocktail, and the occasional swastika, amongst more literal messages expressing dismay at current economic woes. Other more sophisticated street art also dovetailed with hip-hop inspired imagery including a stencil of ?uestlove of Philly's finest - The Roots.
PHOTOS.
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| Molotov Cocktail Girl (1). Limassol, 3/06/13. |
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| Molotov Cocktail Girl (II), Limassol. 03/06/13. |
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| Epic Fail, Limassol. 03/06/13. |
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| Demon, Limassol. 03/05/13. |
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| Ghoul, Limassol. 03/05/13. |
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| Anarchy, Limassol. 03/05/13. |
Anarchy Fountain, Limassol. 03/05/13.
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| Hammer & Sickle, Limassol. 03/05/13. |
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| Swastika, Limassol. 03/06/13, |
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| Road Rage, Limassol. 03/05/13. |
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| Jester, Limassol. 03/05/13. |
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| ? Limassol, 03/05/13. |
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| Roller-ball, Limassol. 03/05/13. |
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| Vines & Window, Limassol. 03/05/13. |
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| Is this ?uestlove? Limassol. 03/05/13. |
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| Hip-Hop was here, Limassol. 03/05/13, |
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| Wake the fuck up, Limassol. 03/05/13. |
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