On the back says: ‘Keep or Rehide’ ‘WPG Rocks’. Just found there is a fcebook group, artists hide them to be discovered. Not an English speaker so I am not sure if that ‘keeps’ means that I could bring it with me, so I rehide it to be found by another person :)
Found it on Florida keys. This is the back:
I remember this being a thing in the UK during COVID. The kids loved finding the rocks and also painting them and hiding them.
This is so cool
Yeah, mate, fuck wildlife, amirite?!?
(Ugh I commented on the post not comment)
Sorry, let me expand. The poster asked if it was really littering if it was a rock(but painted). I meant to use graffiti on a wall as a similar example. Unpainted rock=unpainted wall. Painted rock=graffiti.
It can be super cool! But also it is littering/vandalism. The line between art and uncool is very different depending on the person.
I mean is it really littering when it’s a rock?
A rock with a coat of plastic/acrylic/etc on it. Is it really graffiti when the wall was empty?
Differing opinions on it.
Hmm, I wouldn’t have thought there was before seeing yours.
Could you elaborate a bit on graffiti example? I can’t quite follow, I thought you mean that an empty wall may also be seen as a graffiti, but I am not sure if that’s a correct understanding
Sorry, let me try again. The poster asked if it was really littering if it was a rock(but painted). I meant to use graffiti on a wall as a similar example. Unpainted rock=unpainted wall. Painted rock=graffiti.
Well, in regard to the visuals I would say that a painted rock doesn’t harm much (although I’d also say that not every graffiti is bad either)
But your point about the paint being a source of plastic pollution seems more important. Maybe a biodegradable paint like oil (I’m sure not every pigment is biodegradable though) or chalk would do