2019/01/01 by Alyce McGovern · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Public Spaces through Art #Geographies of human-animal interactions #Crafts, Textile, and Design
paper · doi:10.1057/978-1-137-57991-1_4
openalex publication_date 2019/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04
This chapter focuses on the ways in which yarn bombers construct, or frame, their practice. Starting with a consideration of the legal framing of yarn bombing, the chapter explores some of the reasons why yarn bombing may not attract the attention of law enforcement in the same way other forms of graffiti do, before considering what yarn bombers had to say about the (street) art/graffiti divide. Following this, the chapter looks more closely at how yarn bombers conceptualise the practice in relation to themes of deviancy, subversion, risk, thrill-seeking, and carnival.