Graffiti legends never die, and apparently neither do disgusting old British tankers. The Duke of Lancaster was a seafaring vessel with a dark past rusting slowly into the North Wales shoreline until the Anglo graffiti collective DuDug got its hands cans on it.
In the ’50s, the Lancaster was commissioned by the British
government as a sort of massive escape pod, one that could sail a
portion of the populous to safety in the event of a nuclear holocaust.
If that sounds ridiculous, hear this: they commissioned it from the same
shipbuilder that built the Titanic. Which seems… ill-advised.
Anyway, the Russian mushroom cloud never hit, and so the Lancaster
was unceremoniously retired to decompose in Wales, where DuDug decided
to splash its rusted exterior with massive, colorful murals.
Check out the video above, and hit DuDug’s website for more information.
via Mass Appeal
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