STREET ART (February 6, 2015)
A couple of days ago, someone placed a two-sided standing chalkboard on top of Tin Ujević’s statue in the center of Zagreb. Looking like a tilting roof, it must have been nicked in the middle of the night from the pavement in front of some café or restaurant in the area. It has been snowing since yesterday, and the board is ever thicker with snow. Resting at a precipitous angle, it seems it will fall down any moment, but it has stood the test of time surprisingly well. And it is a pleasure to behold as the snow keeps falling. Protective of the Croatian poet, it feels almost comfortable, as well. Street art at its best, I reckon. Unpretentious as it is, it is quite to my liking. And Tin would wholeheartedly agree, I am pretty sure.