{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Urban Exploration"],"cover":{"alt":"Ghostvillage Project: Repaint Abandoned Cities!","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/the-ghostvillage-project-abandoned-painting/Ghostvillage-Project-Abandoned-Painting1.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2010-01-05T18:19:35Z","description":"The six urban artists Timid, Remi/Rough, System, Stormie Mills, Juice 126 and Derm met each in an abandoned Scottish city some weeks ago to repaint the houses...","html":"\u003cp\u003eIf your aren’t Scottish, you have maybe never heard about the great and fantastic “Ghostvillage Project”. Some weeks ago, six more or less renowned urban artists - Timid, \u003ca href=\"/live-painting-jaybo-monk-vs-remi-rough/\"\u003eRemi/Rough\u003c/a\u003e, System, Stormie Mills, Juice 126 and Derm - meet each other for three days on the west coast of Scotland to repaint an abandoned 1970s village.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWorking together on huge collaborative walls and individually in hidden nooks and crannies all over the site the artists realised long held dreams and were inspired by the bleakness and remoteness of the site. Drawing on the history of the village the artists\u0026rsquo; stated intent on completion of the project was to populate the ghostvillage with the art and characters that it deserved.\u003c/em\u003e (Agents of Change)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those of you, who can’t get enough, there are a lot of brilliant photos of the “Ghostvillage Project” in \u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/no-eyed-dear/sets/72157622429070247/\"\u003eIan Cox’ photo-stream\u003c/a\u003e on Flickr. It’s really touching to see the wide landscape, that abandoned village and the great paintings!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVia \u003ca href=\"http://www.hookedblog.co.uk/2009/12/ghostvillage-project-video.html\"\u003ehookedblog.co.uk\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nIf your aren’t Scottish, you have maybe never heard about the great and fantastic “Ghostvillage Project”. Some weeks ago, six more or less renowned urban artists - Timid, [Remi/Rough](/live-painting-jaybo-monk-vs-remi-rough/), System, Stormie Mills, Juice 126 and Derm - meet each other for three days on the west coast of Scotland to repaint an abandoned 1970s village.\n\n*Working together on huge collaborative walls and individually in hidden nooks and crannies all over the site the artists realised long held dreams and were inspired by the bleakness and remoteness of the site. Drawing on the history of the village the artists' stated intent on completion of the project was to populate the ghostvillage with the art and characters that it deserved.* (Agents of Change)\n\nFor those of you, who can’t get enough, there are a lot of brilliant photos of the “Ghostvillage Project” in [Ian Cox’ photo-stream](http://www.flickr.com/photos/no-eyed-dear/sets/72157622429070247/) on Flickr. It’s really touching to see the wide landscape, that abandoned village and the great paintings!\n\nVia [hookedblog.co.uk](http://www.hookedblog.co.uk/2009/12/ghostvillage-project-video.html).\n","tags":["Photography","Documentary Film","Remi Rough","Painting","Street Art Europe"],"title":"Ghostvillage Project: Repaint Abandoned Cities!","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/the-ghostvillage-project-abandoned-painting/"}