The Dumpsters of Atqasuk

15 Friday May 2015

Posted by danielwalldammit in Alaska, Bad Photography, Street Art

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Alaska, Art, Atqasuk, Dumpsters, Garbage, Murals, Photography, Street Art, Travel

Since I seem to be sharing dumpster art these days, I thought I’d post some pictures from a trip to the village of Atqasuk. I spent some time there last April, I think. It’s a small village of a little over 200 people located on the Meade River.

Naturally, their dumpster graffiti features prominently in my pictures from that trip. This community appears to be a little more interested in public service announcements than artsy murals, but some of the announcements have an artsy side of their own.

(Click to embiggen. you know you wanna!)

Dumpster Goodness!

: Slightly want to rearrange these two

: Healthy!

: Good Idea!

: John 3:16 + 1.

: Just fine, and you?

: Gotta represent the Numbers!

: Kinda Cool!

: Love is so distant!

: Tic Tac Toe

: If you insist!

: Important value

: Good advice, …maybe not outside.

General Images

: Playground

: It was cold!

: Satellites

: A little tech makes the winter more cooler!

Planography!

: Coastline

: Ridges in the ice

: Moar Ridges!

: Ridgy Goodness!

Moar Dumpster Goodness!

10 Sunday May 2015

Posted by danielwalldammit in Alaska, Bad Photography, Street Art

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Alaska, Art, Barrow, Bears, Garbage, Murals, Street Art, Walrus, Whale

Gotta watch out for bears around here!

I’ve said it before, I know. What do you mean, you don’t remember? Well I have

(And I’m deeply hurt that some of y’all don’t remember this thing that I once said before.)

…I think.

Anyway, it remains just as true now as whenever it was that I said it before; Barrow has the best dumpsters! Yes, it does. Here are a couple new ones, and one that I think I somehow missed a ways back.

And yes, that’s it, just a brief moment to indulge in a little dumpster-based jingoism, and with that I’m outta here.

…actually, I am literally outta here. Time to fly South for a little time away from the frozen North.

I miss it already!

(click to embiggen!)

: Whaling theme

: Front view of a Bowhead

: Bear-centric image

: Walrus front and center!

: Talofa!

: Backside of Talofa

An Uncommon Public Service Announcement

12 Monday Jan 2015

Posted by danielwalldammit in Uncommonday

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Advice, Alaska, Atqasuk, Dumpsters, Garbage, Graffiti, Public Service Announcements, Street Art

Alaskans always have the best garbage dumpsters. This one for example has some very good advice.

It can be found in the village of Atqasuk on the North Slope.

An Uncommon Icon

19 Monday May 2014

Posted by danielwalldammit in Uncommonday, Write Drunk, Edit Stoned

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Anchorage, Bicycle, Garbage, Humor, Iconography, Odd, Signs, Underpass

What is this?

It is conspicuous placement, to be sure, but what does it mean? What does it signify? What is its author trying to tell us?

Personally, I think it is a bicycle seat of scorn, placed here in condemnation of all the vehicles that pass through the underpass. Its message is clear. It is saying to the city of Anchorage; “I see your motor vehicles, and your drivers too. I see the lot of you, and I do judge. I do!”

Course, then again, I am prone to flights of fancy.