Smoke & Mirrors

In my art class I was given the vague assignment of completing a "creative task." As much of the class deals with urban art and graffiti, the professor encouraged us to create something of that nature.

Now, I love Barcelona, but there are certain things I don't very much enjoy. One of these things is the unspeakable amount of people who smoke cigarettes. I live in a culture of smokers. Coming from Southern California, where smoking cigarettes is practically taboo, it hasn't been easy to get used to. Here, all ages, from early high school to nursing home elderly, continually smoke. So I decided my "creative task" would be a commentary on that.

Using a few images I found online, I pieced something together, rasterbated it, printed it, and, with the help of a friend, taped it up on one of the Ajuntament de Barcelona buildings near my apartment last night. Here's what I came up with.

And here's what was left this morning.