Great Free Spirit!

Yesterday it was a day full of art! After the great brunch I wrote about before, I went to see how the artist was doing in Christiania, for those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about:

Christiania, also known as Freetown Christiania was a self-proclaimed autonomous neighbourhood of about 850 residents, covering 34 hectares  in the borough of Christianshavn in the Danish capital Copenhagen. Civic authorities in Copenhagen regard Christiania as a large commune, but the area has a unique status in that it is regulated by a special law, the Christiania Law of 1989 which transfers parts of the supervision of the area from the municipality of Copenhagen to the state. It was closed by residents in April 2011, whilst discussions continue with the Danish government as to its future, but is now open again.

Christiania has been a source of controversy since its creation in a squatted military area in 1971. Its cannabis trade was tolerated by authorities until 2004. Since then, measures for normalising the legal status of the community have led to conflicts, and negotiations are ongoing.

So there is where I spent some hours “co-producing” a great graffiti that in my opinion embraces the spirit of the town. The idea of the city birds, looking straight into your eyes, as if they were saying: here we are, come if you dare. It is the “great free spirit” that raised this neighborhood and that you can read in the eyes of these birds who want to fly free.

Bevar Christiania!

P.D.: check out www.randomformation.com for some more sweet honey for your eyes

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