This article presents an anthropological examination of Graffiti practice as a cultural and social phenomenon emerging from the complexities of urban life, intricately interwoven with its economic, political, and cultural contexts. It offers a comprehensive analysis of graffiti as an expressive medium that captures and reflects the inherent contradictions of urban environments. In doing so, it underscores graffiti's role in the production of meanings and connotations related to identity, resistance, and both individual and collective expression. We conclude that graffiti, as a multi-dimensional phenomenon, serves as a fusion of marginalization and rebellion, art and protest, thereby reconfiguring the relationship between the individual and the city. Ultimately, graffiti transcends mere visual expression, emerging as a complex social act that continuously generates and perpetuates meanings within the framework of contemporary life.

Graffiti, Symbols, Meaning, Urban Life.