World Art Utopia

Stain (Mancha)

Environmental street art by Pejac in Santander, Spain, where a painted world map appears to spiral down a real street drain.
Artwork FileSantander · Spain

Stain (Mancha)

Reported28 Jul 2016

Pejac · Santander

Photo: Pejac. From the Street Art Utopia archive; camera date unspecified. Full framing retained; resized. Share image retains the full photograph over a blurred background.

In Pejac’s Stain, a world map appears to run towards a real drain in Santander. Street Art Avenue dates the intervention to March 2011 and places it on a roundabout. Source Reported

Present condition unverified. Source Dates refer to the linked evidence, not a new on-site inspection.

💡 4 things to know

  1. The drain completes the imageThe photograph shows the dark world map narrowing towards an existing metal grate. Source Reported
  2. Two names for one workStreet Art Avenue calls it Mancha; Pejac’s portfolio and Yatzer use Stain. Source Reported
  3. A reported month of creationThe January 2014 article dates the work to March 2011. The artist’s portfolio image metadata also identifies 2011. Source Reported
  4. A later critical readingYatzer discusses the Santander work in its 2016 article on Pejac, describing the world going down the drain. This retrospective does not prove later survival. Source Reported

📍 Where it is

Roundabout; exact street address unverified, Santander, Spain Source Reported

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🗓️ Sightings

  1. 2011Mar

    Creation month reported retrospectively by Street Art Avenue.

  2. 20146 Jan

    Street Art Avenue publishes photographs credited to Pejac.

  3. 201628 Jul

    Yatzer discusses Stain in a retrospective passage.

Green stamps are dated photographs; amber stamps are records or reports. Publication and upload dates are not camera dates. A dated sighting does not guarantee the work remains in place today.

✅ The facts

Artist
Pejac Source Checked
English title
Stain Source Checked
Spanish title
Mancha Source Checked
Year
2011 Source Checked
Month
March, according to Street Art Avenue Source Reported
City
Santander, Spain Source Checked
Setting
A roundabout; exact street unverified Source Reported
Existing element
Metal drainage grate Source Checked

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All sources & image credits

Photo: Pejac. From the Street Art Utopia archive; camera date unspecified. Full framing retained; resized. Share image retains the full photograph over a blurred background.

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