Who would count on cool graffiti or road artwork in a mountain village excessive within the Caucasus? Stepantsminda, also referred to as Kazbegi, holds significance as the start line for the hike to Mount Kazbek, one in all Georgia’s highest peaks. Moreover, the Trinity Church of Gergeti is price seeing. However in any other case, a lot of this village alongside the Georgian Army Freeway is in decline—deserted buildings and post-socialist decay all over the place.
So it’s stunning to discover a unusual constructing close to the Meidan, in a aspect road. Two towers, lined in black-and-white graffiti, a ramp precariously supported by a weathered metal beam. On the entrance of the ramp, the phrases “Twin Towers” seem in English and Georgian.
That is the mountain station of an deserted funicular, artistically remodeled by the Georgian artist David Paul Kay, born Davit Khabourzania. The self-taught artist has been primarily based in New York since 2009. There, he has made a reputation for himself with constantly monochrome road artwork, taking part in worldwide exhibitions and campaigns for Montblanc, PayPal, and Cadillac. He generally even sells his works at Christie’s.
With this piece within the Georgian province, he has created a bridge between his outdated and new houses.
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