Graffiti is seen as an expression of a community’s outrage and suppressed desires — a medium for voices of dissent. It can be spontaneous, and sometimes controversial, as in a politically themed slogan, or an insolent ‘tag,’ scrawled across a public building wall. The paintings or sketches are often abstract, and make use of symbols. In certain cities of the world, graffiti is outlawed. But the places may have “free walls” (where graffiti is legal). At times it is sanctioned or commissioned — consider, for instance, the large mural on an inside wall of the Lahore Arts Council. Whatever form it takes, graffiti tells colourful indigenous stories that are hidden in the folds of the city or area they appear in. No wonder it is dubbed as street art, and such public displays become your outdoor museum. Of course, they also provide great selfie backdrops!