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scopOphilic is a digital art collective that began in 1997. Our work focuses on photography, video, and installations. Our current project is scopOphilic_MicroMessaging. (Catching up here w/ project that started in 2022. Normally 1/day.) scopOphilic.com

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scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · Nov 23

scopOphilic1997 micro-message series overview

scopOphilic1997 presents a series of micro-message images that together co-produce worldly visions of the world around us. Micro-messages are small, subtle, and often unintentional messages we send and receive verbally and non-verbally. They may be included in micro-behaviors such as micro-aggressions, micro-affirmations. This series includes documentation of micro-messages found in the public sphere–written and visual markings, graffiti, street art, tags, stickers, posters, and other signifiers found in New York City or anywhere we travel.
(We welcome your feedback. DM here or use the contact page on scopOphilic.com.)

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scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 10h

yeah, when I spotted them was super excited to see. unfortunately, i went back to the same location a week later and all of it was gone. the fleeting life of street art...

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scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 10h

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1196 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small, subtle, & often unintentional messages we send & receive verbally & non-verbally. (2011)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #ArtistsOnBlueSky

Swirly black purple and blue murals along construction site at gas station on 8th avenue in the West Village while it's being painted. street art - murals. Trippy mural theme.

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scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 10h

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1195 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small, subtle, & often unintentional messages we send & receive verbally & non-verbally. (2011)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #ArtistsOnBlueSky #SmartAir

Swirly black purple and blue murals along construction site at gas station on 8th avenue in the West Village while it's being painted. SMARTAIR. street art - murals. Trippy mural theme.

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 10h

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1194 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series (2010 2011)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #AvantGardeNYCock #CalmPassionate #MayorBloombergWhyAreYouIgnoringUs #JeffBoxx

AVANT GARDE NY COCK - DAHL. CALM PASSION ATE HELL YES WHAT GUILD QUIET BAND IT SPIES IS CRACK KIN VICTOR LANCE A LOT. Mayor Bloomberg Greenwich Village Is New York Why are you ignoring us? JEFF BOSS FOR PRESIDENT 2012 WITNESSED NSA ARRANGE 911 - DID THE NSA KILL JFK, RFK, MLK, ETC.? BECAUSE THE NSA IS TRYING TO KILL JEFF BOSS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT THE 2ND TIME. street art - text, drawings, and flyers. Black and white theme.

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks. Yeah, it seemed like an appropriate posting to commemorate John on his 85th bday.

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 1d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1087 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series. (2001 2007 2009 2022)

IMAGINE PEACE
- John Lennon on his 85th birthday

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #Manhattan #nyc #photography #ArtistsOnBlueSky

WAR IS OVER! IF YOU WANT IT - Happy Christmas from John & Yoko (Times Square 2001). IMAGINE PEACE -(Central Park - Strawberry Fields 2007). WAR IS OVER! IF YOU WANT IT - Love and Peace from John & Yoko (Times Square 2009). PEACE sign (Brooklyn 2022). street art - signs, flyer, and graphic. IMAGINE PEACE theme on John Lennon's 85th birthday - October 9 2025.

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scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 2d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1193 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small, subtle, & often unintentional messages we send & receive (2007 2010 2021)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #ArtistsOnBlueSky #8H #SH #ILoveYouBeatUpYrDad

Blue heart !. 8H SH - OLTA. i love you Beat up yr dad. street art - murals and text. Street art on fences theme.

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 2d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1192 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small, subtle, & often unintentional messages we send & receive verbally & non-verbally. (2004 2007)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #ArtistsOnBlueSky #pigs

the good life. Highline railroad tracks with pigs mural below. DVD VIDEO LINGERIES DVD. MG RDON NOV TY INC. street art - signs, mural, and buildings. Old NYC theme

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 2d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1190 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small, subtle, & often unintentional messages we send & receive verbally/non-verbally. (2023)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #ArtistsOnBlueSky #Miru #SilverSurfer

MIRU. Suspicious character peering out of doorway. Hand bang graphic. Silver Surfer. street art - murals. Darker visuals theme.

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scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 3d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1189 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small, subtle, & often unintentional messages we send & receive verbally & non-verbally. (2023 2024)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #FLIRTY #Acne #DaveFoto #Never

FLIRTY - 130! ACNE 2024. NEVER - $1.28 - DAVE FOTO - ALWAYS. street art - murals. Large murals with purple theme.

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scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 3d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1188 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small, subtle, & often unintentional messages we send & receive. (2024)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #YouAreAmazing #TonightItsYouAndMe #LastBite

You Are Amazing - Tonight It's You And Me. Dragon-like character. LAST BITE $2. street art - stickers. Very colorful sticker theme.

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scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 3d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1187 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series. (2024)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #MakeArtGetRichAskMeHow #YouAreAmazing #HeartsNYC #BeautySchoolDropout #Hopes

MAKE ART GET RICH ASK ME HOW. YOU ARE AMAZING - HEARTSNY. BEAUTY SCHOOL DROPOUT. HOPES. street art - stickers and text. Colorful sticker theme.

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scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 4d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1186 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small, subtle, & often unintentional messages we send & receive. (2024)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #EatShitAndDie #ShotsmithsCoffee #VoteLove #muscle

EAT SHIT & DIE - walking vibrating person. SHOTSMITHS COFFEE. VOTE LOVE. Muscle arm. street art - stickers and text. Black and yellow theme.

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scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 4d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1185 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series. (2024)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #KeoDrewXmen #AnyHouse #Flower #PeterStuyvesantWasASlaveTrader

KEO DREW XMEN. ANY-HOUSE EXTERMINATING SERIVCE. FLOWER BAKEDINBUSWHICK.COM. PETER STUYVESANT WAS A SLAVE TRADER. street art - stickers. Stickers on green backgrounds theme.

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 4d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1184 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small, subtle, & often unintentional messages we send & receive. (2022 2024)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #AbortionGood #FightClub #ImTheBest #ItsAboutTime

ABORTION GOOD. FIGHT CLUB. IM THE BEST. IT'S ABOUT FUCKING TIME - StellaMcCartney. street art - text and stencils. Sidewalk MicroMessaging theme.

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 5d

Ha! Great product naming!!! ;-)

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 5d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1180 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small, subtle, & often unintentional messages we send & receive verbally & non-verbally. (2023)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #TaajAlKhalo #HAAM #lips

TAAJ AL KHALO - Sly Stone like character. Lips in pink blue and teal. BAM. Orange character spraying paint. HAAM (?). street art - murals. Mouth and lips theme.

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 5d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1179 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small subtle/often unintentional messages we send/receive verbally/non-verbally. (2023 2024)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #ILoveCats #ILoveMyVCR #Love #LoveJordo

I LOVE CATS. I LOVE MY VCR. LOVE. LOVE JORDO. street art - text, sticker, and mural. LOVE theme.

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 5d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1178 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small, subtle/often unintentional messages we send/receive. (2022)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #GoTime #StopAsianHate #SeeYouInTheStreets #StopClimateCtastrophe

GO TIME. Needle drawing with drop coming out. STOP ASIAN HATE. SEE YOU IN THE STREETS - STOP CLIMATE CHANGE CATASTROPHE! - xrr.nyc/spring street art - text, murals, drawing, and flyer. Time for action theme.

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you!

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 6d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1177 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series (2022)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #DestroyEverything #ThingsIShouldHaveSaid #WeWontStop #DefundGod

DESTROY EVERYTHING. VOL ONE 2021 - THINGS I (PROBABLY) SHOULD HAVE SAID - ADAMEAST. WE WON'T STOP - PLANCPILLS.ORG. DEFUND GOD! street art - text and posters. Regrets theme in black and white and pink.

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scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 6d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1176 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small, subtle, & often unintentional messages we send & receive verbally & non-verbally. (2022)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #Violence #Politics #Traffic

Violence. Politics. Dinosaurs. Traffic street art - posters. Single artist's work theme.

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 6d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1175 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series. (2022)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #HereWeFuckingGoAgain #WearAFaceMask #StayHome #FearIsTheVirus

Here We Fucking Go Again - mental_traffic_art. NOTICE PLEASE WEAR A FACE MASK - THANK YOU. Stay Home! FEAR IS THE VIRUS. street art - stickers, sign, & text. Covid theme.

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you. Yeah, I dig that one too. Those Eviair/SmartAir "ads" were all over the place back then in Manhattan.

scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 7d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1173 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small, subtle, & often unintentional messages we send & receive verbally/non-verbally. (2022 2024)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #Leng #RobotsWillKill #ColRIP #MT

Rhek - LENG. AEFP (?) Robots Will Kill - COL RIP. MT $ - dink. street art - murals. Bold graphic artwork theme.

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