Around and about (V)

Here’s what has caught the attention of my eye and my heart this week on my travels around Hastings and St Leonards. Photos, words and contemplating out loud from HOT’s Zelly Restorick.

Smile inducing!

IMAGINE… you produce a personal piece of artwork – compose a song, paint a picture, write a poem, decorate your bike, however you express your creativity – and it is (as far as we know) UNIQUE in the history of humanity.

What a truly mind-opening concept!

The remains of one of the planet’s natural lungs and air filters. “In Memory” of all the trees felled to make way for the Bexhill Hastings Link Road since this time last year. And for all the trees due to be sacrificed in the search for further expansion and economic growth across this land.

Pollution increasing, trees decreasing.

Makes no sense to me.

Saw this poster in Hunters’ window on Kings Road, around the time of the anniversary of JFK’s death. It was suggested to me by Alex, the poster hanger, that  the national and international enslaver JFK was referring to was debt.

Researching the quote online, I found there was some dispute over whether JFK actually said these words; however, the concept is still thought-provoking. It isn’t only men, women and children who are in debt, but countries too. The UK’s national and personal debts are believed to be in the sphere of trillions and billions of pounds.

Is it possible to be alive at this time and not be in financial debt to anyone?

As I wandered around – with or without specific intent to photograph – it occurred to me how the street art I was seeing was so much more pleasing than the bombardment of advertising posters and billboards attempting to sell me [and you] things we don’t need.

Artists endeavouring to brighten up the greys of our lives.

If you know the names of any of the artists and they want to be credited, please let me know via the comments section below.

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