Archivos mensuales: septiembre 2024

We have already discussed the graffiti scene in Indonesia a few times, how it has progressed in a short time, and how it has become more sophisticated in cities like Jakarta and Yogakarta, for example. But today we want to meet one writer in particular and have her tell us how the scene works there, from her perspective. Yuls started painting in 2016 in Semarang, Central Java. You have to remember that Indonesia has more than 17,000 islands and is the country with the largest Muslim population in the world. That influences many aspects of everyday life, including expectations and [...]

At first glance, international politics and subway train graffiti don't seem to have much in common, right? Well, awaken from your slumber. In fact it does, and more than you think. How? Well, allow us to explain the case of Théo Clerc, the French writer who, along with a New Zealander and an Australian writer, got caught painting a subway in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. Painting trains is an illegal activity. The writers who paint them know this, and generally take their chances. Let's say it's part of the game: the more difficult systems are emotionally rewarding and, from [...]

September arrives in its usual fashion, almost silently, yet a heartbreaker for a lot of people. It may sound like a bit much, but returning to school is a bit traumatic for many. A kind of punishment or act of discipline in radical contrast with the freedom of summer. And, it’s a kind of punishment we like (no, don’t think kinky; this blog is family-friendly), that we want to discuss today. We are referring to “Punitions”, those endless rows of tags that cover subway cars as if they were blackboards from school. A visual punishment for surfaces on wheels. What [...]