It’s not very often that you get to see a work by an artist
of national recognition and not have to pay or queue up for it. However, here
it was out in the open air on a railway bridge. I’d probably walked past it a
few times before without noticing it. Its touch of white frost goes perfect
with the black brickwork, and the lights opposite, together with passing
traffic in the evening, helps to illuminate it too. I didn’t realise that the
bench beside it was to be used as a sleigh until I’d visited Banksy’s website.
I could have posed as the tramp if I’d known, or at least have gotten a better
pose. The council have now put a laminate covering over it for protection but
it ruins the effect, especially if you’re trying to take a photo. But at least
it’s waterproofed against the elements. Hopefully it’ll bring a few more
tourists into the area.
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