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Subvertising in Manchester

mc svt | 29.09.2003 12:23 | Culture | Globalisation

A collection of subvertisied billboards photographed in Manchester over the past few months.

FCUK billboard - think harder
FCUK billboard - think harder

FCUK billboard
FCUK billboard

FCUK billboard
FCUK billboard

Wake up to Fairtrade
Wake up to Fairtrade

We Bomb - They Die, technology from USA
We Bomb - They Die, technology from USA

May contain nuts - and air pollution...
May contain nuts - and air pollution...

L'Oreal - tested on animals
L'Oreal - tested on animals


Our city is covered by billboards paid for by corporations who tell us what to buy what to think and what to do, yet graffiti, stencilling and stickering are illegal. Only money allows companies to pollute our visual environment, to claim they can make us sexier, freer, richer and more fulfilled.
Billboard subvertising takes away the power advertising and corporations have over our lives while allowing us to create something new and positive.
For a guide to suvertising check out:  http://www.uhc-collective.org.uk/street_art/howto.htm and for ideas take a look at Http://www.subvertise.org
So get on with it and keep your eyes open for ideas!

mc svt
- Homepage: http://www.subvertise.org

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