Yarn bombing

Guerilla Knitting (composed of guerrilla - from the Spanish guerrilla for " little war ." - And English Knitting for " knitting " ) and Urban Knitting, Radical stitching, Yarn bombing or knit graffiti ( Knitted graffiti ), is a form of street art in of objects in public space are changed by knitting. This can range from attaching knitted accessories to zippos whole city furniture. The Knittings can only serve to beautify or have a symbolic meaning, which are often encountered feminist statements.

Origin

The first association of guerrilla knitters is called Knitta Please. It began in 2005 in Houston (Texas), began as knitters beautify doorknobs with knitted accessories, rather than to knit socks, gloves or sweater. The knitted Graffiti is today mainly in America, England and Spain known. Via the Internet, the scene is well connected through a part of the blogosphere. Pioneer of the scene in Germany since 2010 the artist Silke Bosbach.

Further development

In Frankfurt, the first guerrilla knitting work appeared in 2010 in appearance, in Bochum in 2011. Klausenerplatz In - district of Berlin -Charlottenburg was found in the summer of 2010, the first Knittings. In Munich since early 2011 to distribute two students guerrilla knitting working in the city and see this as " very feminine form of street art ."

The Knittings also be used as a form of political expression, as appeared in Stuttgart in 2010 at the fence surrounding the main train station since the demolition of the north wing ( Stuttgart 21 ) Knittings of project opponents on.

On 19 March 2011, the ring road has been marked with numerous guerrilla Knittings in Vienna as part of a demonstration for Women. Despite the approval and financial support of the city's works of art were removed and destroyed immediately after the demonstration of the street cleaning.

In Münster the beginning of March 2013 were issued by the city's approval, " it hand!" At the poles, traffic lights, lanterns and signs of Warendorferstraße in the context of non-political action, which is modeled on the guerrilla gardening, for eight weeks to bring knitting or crochet.