vandalism

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 * Vandalism** = Action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property.

Also see: ephemeral vandalism

Question
What is the difference between ephemeral art and ephemeral vandalism?

I ask because last week in Death Valley National Park, the official visitor's guide alerts us to 'ephemeral vandalism' including building cairns (rocks stacked up on each other). Personally, I'm not sure where the dividing line is of making an imprint and causing harm. Hardliners might make an issue of anything moved or assembled, but I'm impressed by these instagram pics. That these images are further curated into public art shows is an inspired way of connecting cities and wilderness. Fantastic program. Thanks again for taking us somewhere new each week.

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/offtrack/an-alliance-between-art-and-the-environment/7229004

If you think stacking rocks is OK in a national park, what about this? Names scraped into the dried mud on this little playa near Ubehebe Crater will eventually dissolve when rainstorms flood the surface, but it may take years before that happens. Is this vandalism if it isn’t permanent? https://www.facebook.com/DeathValleyNP/photos/a.427505487273739.100541.146565715367719/848495668508050/
 * Ephemeral Vandalism**

http://www.nationalparksblog.com/is-rock-stacking-graffiti http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2014/10/twenty-one-year-old-new-york-woman-named-suspect-creepytings-vandalism-western-parks25841

Headlines https://news.artnet.com/people/vandals-damage-ugo-rondinone-public-work-511964 https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1563/nocket-sentenced-for-vandalism.htm