Travel Report – Chile, Santiago

This is my first time in Chile and I was instantly impressed with the amount of graffiti and street art all over Santiago. The city is huge, but very welcoming, and walking through the neighborhoods Yungay, Bella Vista and Brazil my mind was blown! There’s so much variety of art, tags, throws, murals, pasteups, stencils, burners, pretty much everything! It’s a city where the walls truly speak, the public spaces are covered by political messages, art, cheering words for the city’s different teams and everything in between – Santiago is a city that inspires. Many residential houses have beautiful murals or small paintings on them, not many empty, boring white walls. It seems to me that the people of Santiago have a very high tolerance for graffiti and street art, they see it as a natural part of their city, something I wish was true in more cities of the world. If you have the chance to visit Santiago, go! You’ll see great art, eat delicious food and meet friendly people, and oh – there’s still plenty of wall space for you to cover!

Steph is a traveling photographer that’s documenting the worlds largest art collection, one street at the time.
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