The website says that the artwork ‘is completely free’ for voters in the Bristol North West, Bristol West, North Somerset, Thornbury, Kingswood and Filton constituencies.
It adds: ‘Simply send in a photo of your ballot paper from polling day showing you voted against the Conservative incumbent and this complimentary gift will be mailed to you.’
In a ‘lawyer’s note’ disclaimer, Banksy adds: ‘This print is a souvenir piece of campaign material, it is in no way meant to influence the choices of the electorate, has no monetary value, is for amusement purposes only and is strictly not for re-sale. Terms and conditions to follow, postage not included.’
The bloke’s a common vandal. He is not an “artist”. And I’ll be damned if I send him a copy of my ballot paper, so her can fuck right off. Besides, I don’t want a copy of his dreary, childish, amateurish dreck. Although, I suppose it would be useful as tortoise substrate, they don’t care what they shit on…
He could also be at risk from laws which say that inducing someone to take a photo of their ballot could also be classed as an offence.
Good. Do it.
Yet another trendy “artist/artiste” whose adulation by the ignorant pretentious (think “Emperor’s New Clothes”) has gone to his head, and believes we must accept his ramblings as having some intrinsic value: much like his “art”, really.