Hope Street - Friday, 26/12/08

Derry Street - Thursday, 18/12/08

"Hi I'm Nicholas"

and

"Jason J"

Camden Street (Tamboerskloof) - Wednesday, 17/12/08

"Emmanuel"

and some other scribbles

Warren Street (Tamboerskloof) - Sunday, 14/12/08

"Peace"

and

a girl's face

Clifton 1st Beach - Saturday, 13/12/08

"Your mum called"

and

N
LOVE
W

[and a rubbed out 'fuck' in the top right]

Loop Street - Wednesday, 10/12/08

"God love you be bless"

Hope Street - Friday, 6/12/08

"Will you really get back to me after last night? ♥ xx"

and

"Woosh!"

and some funny character on the top

Hope Street - Friday, 6/12/08

"Love is in the hair" (I think)

and

"We love the hair"

Molteno Road - Wednesday, 3/12/08

"Learn the words. RX"

Warren Street (Tamboerskloof) - ??, ??/10/08

"Remember to tell someone you love them"

and

"www.heartofhealing.org.za"

Kloof Street - Saturday, 22/11/08

"Anthony sucks! love Alex"

and

A penis

Albert Road (Woodstock) - Friday, 21/11/08

"RAAK WYS"


"Love me"


"Give me head"


"XOXO gossip girl"


"jou ma se"

Loop Street - Friday, 21/11/08

"Where are u? Been waiting for ages! You really let me down!

Orange Street Engen - Wednesday, 19/11/08

"Hi it's Zoe!"

Camden Street (Tamboerskloof) - Tuesday, 17/11/08

Harrington Street - Sunday (early am), 16/11/08

"Oh, it's just an ANT!"

Harrington street - Saturday (evening), 15/11/08

"you rock"

and

Some sort of tag

(The chalk I had just didn't write on the blackboard, but people found a way to leave a message)

Kloof Street - Friday, 14/11/08

"Ant is it at the Kimberly tonight? James"

Somerset Road - Saturday (early am), 8/11/08

All I can make out is "suck" and "anal sex".

Anyone got any idea of what else is on there?

Green Street - Saturday (early am), 8/11/08

A penis (I think. On the right hand side.)

and

"Love me!" (bottom left)

Harrington street - Saturday (early am), 8/11/08

"Live the life you love

love the life you live. Ant"
(I think it says Ant?)

Harrington Street - Friday (evening), 7/11/08

"Bad to the bone"

Camden Street (Tamboerskloof) - Wednesday, 7/11/08

"God is toe in die Kaap ook.
PS: Pa, Ma lief vir julle! Francios"

Kloof Street - Saturday, 1/11/08

"Helen 4 president"

Warren Street (Tamboerskloof) - Friday, 31/10/08

"Note to self: pay Thenji R300.00"

Camden Street (Tamboerskloof) - Wednesday, 29/10/08

Glen Beach (Camps Bay) - Saturday, 25/10/08

"I love you dude" (I can't make out the rest)

Kloof Street - Saturday, 25/10/08

"PEACE LOVE"

and

"Mother Fucking Romance"

Harrington Street - Friday (evening), 24/10/08

"Saskia [cell number removed in case it was indeed real]. Hope to hear from you!"

Michaelis (Gardens) - Friday (evening), 24/10/08

"Please love fiends always"

"Love every-1"

"ANTY PANTIES"

Panties hanging from a line (so I was told)

Maynard Street (Gardens) - Thursday, 23/10/08

"♥" (drawn before the test)

and

"I write cos I dont know what to say"

The River Club (Observatory) - Thursday, 23/10/08

Park Rd (Woodstock) - Tuesday, 21/10/08

"Summer is here!"

and

"almost"

Bradwell Rd (Vredehoek) - Sunday, 19/10/08

"Suck this boy"

Neighbourgoods market (Albert Rd Woodstock) - Saturday, 18/10/08

" '..the aim of waking is to dream.' ee cummings "

and

"♥ L"

Warren Street (Tamboerskloof) - Friday, 17/10/08

"TGIF"

and

♥ (which was drawn a while after the text)

Warren Street (Tamboerskloof) - Tuesday, 15/10/08

"GOD ♥'s the people of CTN! Shouldn't we?"

Warren Street (Tamboerskloof) - Monday, 13/10/08

Clifton 2nd Beach - Sunday, 12/10/08

"Hi from Russia!" and a finger-puppet type thing.

Warren Street (Tamboerskloof) - Saturday (evening), 11/10/08

"Postman Pat x2 & Blck & white cat"

Camps Bay Beach - Saturday, 11/10/08

A happy face (middle left)

I presume a pair of testicles and a penis (bottom left)

An unhinged Mr Potato Man-type character (centre)

I can't make out what the letters (if they are letters) say on the right

Another penis (top right). This time shaped from the prestik (sticky tak)

The beginnings of yet another penis, also out of prestik.

Sea Point Main Road - Friday (evening), 10/10/08

Radiant skull with heart in one eye

and

"postie posts thanks ant" (at least I think that's what it says)

Loop Street - Friday, 10/10/08

"WE LOVE YOU!!! XOXOXO"

UCT Upper Campus - Thursday 9/10/08

"xoxo"

Kloof Street - Wednesday, 8/10/08

"Fuck U"
and
"we are so good together ♥"

Long Street - Monday, 6/10/08

"I miss having you around"

and

"Kuku Jarhu"

Upper Buitenkant Street - Sunday, 5/10/08

Unfortunately I missed out on photographing the first two messages which is depressing. I didn't have my camera and the next two 'posters' got in before I remembered to photograph the messages.

Anyway this is a reconstruction of the first one:

And this is the second one:

What it's all about

1. I made this red storage box for my bike.
2. I thought it would be nice if you could write on it.
3. So I painted a square of blackboard paint on the back, stenciled an invitation to leave a message and attached some chalk.
4. If someone wants to get something off their chest on the street, they can just write it down on the bike box.

The box specifically asks you to leave a message. So what do people want to write to on a scooter to an unknown person ? Will their messages even be related to the unknown owner? What will they project onto the box?

For some reason I really want to monitor how many positive versus negative messages I find. It's a sort of social experiment where the context is wherever I may roam and the method unobtrusive.

It is also an elusive blog for the man (and woman) on the street, very literally. In a sense it's roving graffiti.

('Postie' is the nickname for a Honda C110 Trail bike - because so many postmen use them all over the world)