‘WHILE YOU SLEEPING’

I started this ongoing project when I was commissioned to follow and documenting about the underground scene of graffiti culture. Ephemeral by nature, the way we observe graffiti, bombs, throw-ups and tags is usually within the realm of their street presence that remains an underground cryptic form of messaging from the communities inside-out.

What they do is not made to last. It is there maybe for a while or it may be painted over at any time, and they’re ok with that. Contrary to the politics of private ownership and possession of things, the graffiti is like a cloud of messages passing by you for a while, ready to disappear. No one owns it, that’s why my photographs make them live forever.

From tunnels to rooftops and streets, I portray the quirks of a city, the action of graffiti writing, the atmosphere, the sprayer's complicated feelings towards danger, the wish to create art and the lengths they will go through in order to do it.

I don't promote or encourage in any way acts of vandalism, destruction, or damage to public or private property, I document the reality.