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[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 296 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

Somehow it's more ominous and powerful now with just the outline

[–] kruhmaster@sh.itjust.works 167 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

They gave this piece history.

[–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 85 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

That photo with a judge hurrying along and the graffiti besides him was an absolute masterpiece, I didn't think it could be toppled, and yet now we have this bad attempt at washing it away that not only didn't hide it, it made it dark and grim...

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 16 points 13 hours ago

It's an analogy of how every corporate dictatorship has handled the genocide and protestor response.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 16 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

They might just paint over it now.

[–] hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

That is stone wall. You don't paint those. Its generally unwise to paint brick, stone, or concrete surfaces. Stonework is porous, and paint is not. This makes it retain water, and wear much faster than it should.

Painting over the entire wall to cover the shadowy remnants is not an option.

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 15 points 13 hours ago (2 children)
[–] brotundspiele@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 hours ago

Reminds me of the German "Soko Wand&Farbe" (Special investigation unit Wall&Paint)

[–] hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 12 hours ago

You can paint brick, but you shouldn't. It will reduce the life significantly.

Well maintained brick lasts generations. Painted brick lasts decades. Its a slow process, but it does destroy the wall.

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 6 points 11 hours ago

Bold of you to assume they care more about structural integrity than public image

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

It was always the point.

It's the same reason it was done in a camera dead zone created by turning a camera away slowly day by day.

[–] peetabix@sh.itjust.works 3 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

Is this true? About the camera.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago

From what I've read yes. It's directly under one CCTV camera and another had to have been moved for a Blindspot to exist there.