Political graffiti in the political symbolic space of Prague, Czechia

Figures & data

Figure 1. Localization of the research area in relation to the historical centre of Prague.

Table 1. Frequency of various types of graffiti in Holešovice (2019).

Category	Count	Share (in %)
Existential graffiti	14	2.3
Tagging	250*	41.5
Piecing and gang graffiti	187	31.1
Hip hop graffiti	15	2.5
Street art	33	5.5
Political graffiti	103	17.1
Sum	602	100
– Political graffiti 1	69	11.5
– Political graffiti 2	25	4.2
– Political graffiti 3 (sum)	9	1.5
– Political graffiti 3A	1	0.2
– Political graffiti 3B	5	0.8
– Political graffiti 3C	3	0.5

Note: * Places with an indistinguishable concentration of tags were listed as only one record for simplicity and clarity of outputs. The number of tags, which are clearly the most numerous, but also the least important in terms of the aims of this article, thus expresses the number of sites where they were found.

Figure 2. Localization of various types of graffiti and spatial context in Holešovice (2019).

Note: Political graffiti are divided into expression of general political attitude and ideology, expression of resistance (or support) to specific political and state institutions or persons in these positions, expression of opposition to a specific political decision or process at the a) local, b) national, c) international and global level.

Figure 3. Concentration of graffiti in the neglected locality of the former Holešovice brewery and at the subcultural centre at Letná Plain near the Metronome (2019)..Photos: Klára Baštářová Jan Šel.

Figure 4. Localization of political graffiti and spatial context in Holešovice (2019).

Note: Political graffiti are divided into expression of general political attitude and ideology, expression of resistance (or support) to specific political and state institutions or persons in these positions,expression of opposition to a specific political decision and process on a) local, b) national, c) international and global level.

Figure 5. Political protest on a signpost to a political institution (2019). Photo: Jan Šel.

Figure 6. Developer’s reaction to political protest against a new construction (2018, 2019).Photos: David Hána, Martin Schlichter.