BACKFLASHES - GRAFFITI TALES // Signed

ruedione's BACKFLASHES - graffiti tales

Graffiti lives not only from the colours and shapes of the letters and figures, but to a large extent also from the moments, the impressions and emotions. Experienced from one's own perspective, these exciting and adrenalin-charged nocturnal actions remain merely personal snapshots of the individual writer. Unique and unrepeatable. Moments in which some writers wish they could stay forever. Moments that exist only in the memory and can hardly be recreated by outsiders.

For over 6 years now, ruedione has accompanied graffiti writers all over the world on their forays to capture these moments photographically. With perfect technique and a trained eye, he manages to document the atmosphere of these forays in an extremely authentic way. He is less concerned with graffiti itself or the actual person doing it than with the moment the writer is experiencing. The tension, the adrenaline, the smell of the paint, the darkness, often a pulsating metropolis in the background.

This book is much more than just a book of photographs. With his black-and-white photographs, ruedione manages to convey emotions that are difficult to put into words. He takes the viewer with him on these expeditions instead of just telling him about them. He takes him along as a silent observer, in the midst of the group, between the tracks and all the tension, and lets him participate in this experience himself.
Besides ruedione, writers like DAZE, JEPSY, DARE, ANGER and many more have their say on more than 200 pages. With statements on the subject of bombing and personal reflections on the midnight rambles, they underline these unique snapshots.

Far more than photography - far more than graffiti.