Bhutan, the ‘Land of Happiness’—but here, in the shadows, graffiti tells another story. Scrawled on hidden, and not so hidden, walls, the words are raw, profane, a kick to the idyllic image the world holds. Drugs, anger, a kind of desperate freedom spelled out with black markers. It’s not the Bhutan they show you, but it’s real, it exists. A clash between the serene and the street—like finding chaos in paradise.

Thimphu, Bhutan 🇧🇹
October 2024