如果去過彩虹眷村,我們被充滿童趣塗鴉的氛圍所謂繞,在那裏感覺連心情都自然而然變好了。在墨西哥其實也有一個彩虹眷村,當地政府為了社區營造,近來與塗鴉團體「Germen Crew」以及社會研究者合作,想將小山城Palmitas重新打造,營造出煥然一新的視覺感。
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Photo Source: Mexican Government -Bored Panda
Germen Crew要做的是先將黯沉的小山城上的建築物塗白,再塗上繽紛的色彩。Palmitas位於墨國的Pachuca地區,有452戶,1800多人,事實上,這裡原先是個有許多犯罪問題的小鎮。
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於是小山城煥然一新啦!
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其實這是一項艱難的工作,必須先挨家挨戶把房子、街道漆成白色
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Photo Source: Mexican Government -Bored Panda
縮時錄影讓人感覺到時間的流逝
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漆成白色後,才開始著色計畫!
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大片的牆面上有著不同的色彩,走在巷弄內有心曠神怡的感覺。
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好想要住在有著繽紛牆面的房子裡呀!
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小山城的美化活動,活絡了當地觀光發展,創造當地更多工作機會,當地的犯罪率也有下降的趨勢,這間接證實了藝術可以教化人心啊!
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不管哪個角度看,小山城都顯得活力四射。
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Germen Crew的成員Enrique Gomez表示:「你可以感覺得到,和我們剛來時後比起來,這裡的氣氛已經不一樣了」。
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走在這樣的階梯上,感覺心靈都得到療癒呢!
各位妞妞暑期如果有機會造訪墨西哥,不妨前去探訪這個墨西哥版本的彩虹眷村吧!
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