The Vaults

Author(s): Girard Bucello

Type: Photograph

Department: European Institute

Exhibit no: 6


Girard Bucello
Graffiti art in the Leake Street Tunnel, beneath the old Eurostar platforms of Waterloo Station, London.

For many, graffiti is a sign of urban decay — but it can also be a sign of revival.

Disused beneath the shuttered Eurostar platform at Waterloo Station, the Leake Street Tunnel has found new life as a hub for the underground art scene (literally and figuratively).