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Sweep it Under the Carpet
YEAR
2006
MEDIUM
Spray paint / stencil
LOCATION
Chalk Farm, London
COUNTRY
UK
[ DESCRIPTION ]
A maid lifts what appears to be a section of the wall and sweeps dirt underneath, as if hiding it.
[ CRITICAL ANALYSIS ]
A wry commentary on urban concealment — the way cities, governments, and institutions hide their problems from view rather than address them. The maid figure, a domestic worker, becomes an unwilling agent of systemic denial.
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