Tag: Riot

Shouting In the Streets: Riot is Protest?

In a world filled with unspoken injustices and deep-rooted inequalities, the streets become an echo chamber of raging voices, a place where the unheard find solace in raising their collective voice. It is in these moments when society’s simmering tensions boil over, giving birth to a phenomeno...

Loukanikos the Riot Dog

The economic crisis of 2008 hit Greece hard. With the implementation of new economic measures to save the country’s economy, a lot of pressure was put on the shoulders of the common people, a heavy burden that they could not bear. As a result, thousands began to protest in the streets. Especia...

Reading the Riot Art

Twenty years ago the French street artist JR began a photographic project called Portrait of a Generation with his friend, the film-maker Ladj Ly. It was JR’s first major project in a career that has seen him become one of France’s leading contemporary artists. B...