The morning walk to work from the top of Camden High Street always throws up some interesting visual treats. After walking past Sainsbury’s on the Camden Road recently, I saw a small group (literally, they WERE small!) taking a photograph of an unsightly green door. My first thought was, ”Oh no, not another bunch of door staring nutters!” but, after a second look, I noticed they was taking photographs of this amazing Amy Winehouse stencil, created by the graffiti artist, Bambi. The stencil first appeared last Autumn before it was swiftly removed by Camden Council. It appears that it is back, by popular demand, one of many Amy Winehouse tributes around Camden. An urban expression of the lady herself that I believe she would have approved of.

A day later, walking past the door again, I noticed it looked strangely shiny. The reflections were being created from a piece of PVC that was attached over the top of the graffiti. This loyalty shows just how far Camden will now go to protect its subversive heritage and how they rallied round their neighbour who was – in my view – a superstar that personified and praised our human flaws.

Don’t even think about removing it.

Author: Ed Ezra, Artwork and Repro Operator