Wall+and+Piece


 * Banksy. __Wall and Piece__. London: Random House UK, 2007. Print.**

p136-145 -wall art on the Segregation Wall, Palestine -"Palestine has been occupied by the Israeli army since 1967. In 2002 the Israeli government began building a wall seperating the occupied territories from Israel, much of it illegal under international law. It is controlled by a series of checkpoints and observation towers, stands three times the height of the Berlin wall and will eventually run over 700km - the distance from London to Zurich. Palestine is now the owrld's largest open-air prison and he ultimate activity holiday destination for graffiti artists" (136). -"MY GUIDE: You could paint here - there are no guards in the watch towers, they do not come until the winter. ME: (Returning from the car after painting for 25 minutes) What's so funny? GUIDE: (Laughing hysterically) Of course the guards are in the towes, they gave the snipers with the walkie talkies" (140). -"OLD MAN: You paint the wall, you make it look beautiful. ME: Thanks OLD MAN: We don't want it to be beautiful, we hate this wall, go home" (142).