A weekend vandal almost closed the door on the street art project that captured Launceston’s imagination last week.
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The creator of the city’s tiny doors, Lord Scabar, took to their Facebook page on Monday morning to ask if anyone had seen the red door that was installed outside Barratts Music.
“Have you seen this door? It was stolen from Barrat’s Music last night,” Lord Scabar wrote.
One of the Brisbane Street doors was also vandalised, Lord Scabar said.
There are tiny doors outside the Commonwealth Bank, House of Shoes and Chic Hair in Brisbane Street.
Not long after posting the plea for information, Lord Scabar said, “Okay the door has been found, I assure you it will reappear somewhere!”
The timing of the red door’s reappearance is just as mysterious as its anonymous creator, as Lord Scabar would only say “All will be revealed...” when asked about the new location.
Brisbane Street’s vandalised door has also been repaired.
“I did some work last night, I think it’s okay but will be checking on its progress,” Lord Scabar said.
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery Visual Arts and Design curator Ashleigh Whatling said the “cute” doors “democratised art” when a tiny door was found outside the Royal Park gallery last week.
“I hope it starts a discussion about how awesome street art can be,” Ms Whatling said.
“Street art is cool because it side steps what we think we should feel about art. Graffiti does that all the time,” she said.