A favorite example of the Reg graffiti

Quinn Dombrowski, the enterprising Regenstein Library photographer who has been documenting graffiti in the stacks since the summer of 2007, has put a new spin on her photography by launching the RegRemix contest, encouraging people to “reuse and remix” the graffiti through poetry, song, something tangible, or just about any form imaginable.

The contest is being held in conjunction with the release of her photography book on the same theme, Crescat Graffiti, Vita Excolatur: Confessions of the University of Chicago. The expansive project, which contains over 700 photos, has been transformed by Dombrowski herself into buttons, mugs, and shirts.

The contest runs until December 20, and prizes include a shirt for the winner (with a graffiti of their choice) and a graffitied mug for the runner-up.