Fezwitch, a street artist born in Melbourne, currently lives in London and pastes up old computer storage discs, known as 'floppy discs', onto London's streets. For those who are too young to remember, 8" and 3.5" floppy discs were storage devices, which have now been replaced by USB sticks. The 8" floppy disc was used in the 1980s, and the discs got smaller as technology advanced. The 3.5" floppy disc was common in the mid-1990s to early 2000s before USBs became popular.
The floppy discs can be discovered on the walls, and they are usually painted or marked with a design or sticker. In some places, several are combined together to make their own artwork. I've included a selection of these below, and there are many more that I have seen that I have not included here.
These started to appear in the middle of the summer with the first one appearing in Ely's Yard off of Brick Lane. It was a couple of months before others were added to the streets, but I see them in a lot of places now. Don't forget to look up as many of these are just above eye level.
According to the artist's website, the floppy discs poke fun at consumer brands (1).
1) For more information about Fezwitch, visit the official website here: http://www.fezwitch.com
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