PROJECT INDIGO – DOCUMENT, DISSEMINATE & ANALYSE A GRAFFITI-SCAPE

Abstract. Graffiti is a short-lived form of heritage balancing between tangible and intangible, offensive pleasant. makes people laugh, wonder, angry, think. These conflicting traits are all present along Vienna's Donaukanal (Eng. Danube Canal), recreational hotspot – located in the city's heart famous for its endless display graffiti. The graffiti-focused science project INDIGO aims to build basis systematically document, monitor, analyse circa 13 km graffiti next decade. first part this paper details INDIGO's goals overarching methodological framework, simultaneously placing it into broader landscape research. second text concentrates on documentation activities. Given project's aim create spatially, spectrally, temporally accurate record possible mark-makings attached (il)legal ways public urban surfaces Donaukanal, seems appropriate provide insights photographic plus image-based modelling activities that foundation recording strategy. ends with some envisioned strategies streamline image acquisition process anticipated hundreds thousands images.