Gotham's needle weilding heroines

Among the darkness of an urban cityscape a fleeting shadow leaves a sinister trail. Between graffiti, syringes and broken glass the dark figures dance and fade, impossible to discern for more than a moment. Then with a flash of needles and eerie laughter there is nothing - silence descends. In the morning an unassuming streetlight, a public monument or a power pole blooms with riotous polyester/cotton colour. Knitta have struck again.



In an ongoing ministry to rehabilitate graffiti, to rescue it from the depths of "Scuz was 'ere '06," and revive the concept that public space can be more than functional grey boxes and tubes, inner-city artists began stencilling. Instead of writing a call sign, like "Air," "Wizz" or "Jazz," in as many places as possible - always exactly the same - they choose interesting, often political images and used a stencil to spray paint them in the places people usually tag.



Now a Houston group called Knitta have gone one step better. They decided to recycle unfinished knitting projects into colourful artistic statements on public space. This has the added benefit that the 'graffiti' involved isn't permanent or in any way damaging, but still makes the point.



I'm still mystified as to how they get their stuff wrapped around poles with the speed that graffiti surely requires.

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