Cairo street art
Powerful image near the faculty of arts in Zamalek. © John Wreford
Cairo street art
Scream Freedom in Tahrir Square. © John Wreford
Cairo street art
Wall mural in upscale neighbourhood of Zamalek show’s the breaking of chains and the use of social networking sites in the success of the January 25th revolution. © John Wreford
Cairo street art
n appreciative crowd gathers as an old man paints slogans on the streets around Tahrir square. © John Wreford
Cairo street art
The caricature is saying “60 years of humiliation” © John Wreford
Cairo street art
Weighing the balance for the revolution. © John Wreford
Cairo street art
Mural on the street around Tahrir Square from artists calling for freedom, justice and dignity. © John Wreford
Cairo street art
The victory sign painted on a street near Tahrir Square in Downtown Cairo. © John Wreford
Cairo street art
The bubble reads “we miss you”, an ironic reference to the American made tear gas used in an attempt to suppress the revolution. © John Wreford
Cairo street art
“The green routes of revolution sprouting from the blood of martyrs”. © John Wreford
Cairo street art
Stencil portrait of Mubarak wearing a military cap by Kaizer. © John Wreford
Cairo street art
Posing for photographs in front of a mural celebrating the revolution © John Wreford
John Wreford
Last updated: April 29, 2013
Damascus-based photojournalist John Wreford gives an account of the street art and graffiti that has flourished throughout Cairo since the beginning of the Egyptian revolution on January 25th 2011.
"At first, it was just slogans calling for the fall of Mubarak's regime scrawled on walls, but then it developed into elaborate murals depicting the victory of the revolution and politically charged creations reflecting a new found freedom of expression," he says.
