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train for creativity
Last month, a SMRT train was spotted with spray art by a commuter at the station and uploaded onto YouTube. Subsequently the train operator reported to the police and a Swiss national was arrested and charged for vandalism. No Interpol red alert required.People are concerned about how on earth 2 angmohs were able to cut through the fence, enter the depot and leave their marks on the train, and what took the operator so long to report to the police. People asked what if they were saboteurs. C'mon, if someone can do a Singapore version of Prison Break, then why not?
Anyway, what interests me is not the security part, but the creativity part. This illegal artpiece is way prettier than the legal ones. Make no mistake, I am not promoting or applauding illegal stuffs. I believe that things should be done within the legal frame, and I am sure the culprit must be scared shitless thinking of the caning. It is just sad that these guys sprayed at the wrong place. Come to think of it, there aren't that many places in Singapore where you can spray legally.
They should have retained his artwork on the train. The punishment is another story.
Look at what they have in other countries. Got a feeling people are more creative in places with graffiti.
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Agree that ppl tend to be more creative when there are less restrictions. But graffti everywhere is really an eyesore. And cleaning those graffti is a major cost in train maintenance, it's a million dollar biz in europe.