Street artist says signs ‘unnoticed’

A street artist who hacked about 20 road signs in Edinburgh city centre said they had gone unnoticed for 18 months.

Frenchman Clet Abraham, 52, confirmed he was the artist behind the altered signs including sumo wrestlers.

The fine art graduate said he thought people had not noticed his work because there were too many signs in the city. He said he hoped they remained.

He added: “I was in Edinburgh in March 2017 so it was slow for there to be a voice about my work, I find it funny.”