Athens Descent Page 32

The Painted Corner
A whole corner building has disappeared under paint, from the doorstep to the roof. Further along, the walls grow thicker with posters and slogans. On one corner, a marble plaque and a boy’s photograph mark the place where fifteen-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos was shot by police in 2008. Fresh posters are pasted around him every year. On the next wall, two painted faces look out over yellow and black letters calling for justice for Sibel and Gökhan.