Editorial

Abstract

This second issue of EGI – Epigraphy, Graffiti, Iconography is published under the title Common Grounds: Graffiti, Identity, and the Production of Urban Space, and continues the journal’s commitment to exploring writing beyond its formal, institutionalized boundaries. Bringing together historical, linguistic, visual, and spatial perspectives, the issue investigates how unofficial inscriptions—ancient and contemporary—function as modes of expression, documentation, and negotiation of meaning within shared environments.

At its core, this issue seeks to establish common analytical ground between epigraphy and graffiti studies, treating informal writing not as marginal residue but as a central component of script culture. From carved inscriptions to sprayed walls, from linguistic variation to visual intervention, the contributions highlight writing as an embodied, contextual, and socially embedded practice.