Ruins of the Working Class

Ruins Of The Working Class is about graffiti painted in Turku in Finland and its neighbouring regions between 1994-2021. It also shares a light on local history and the destruction of industrial area architecture and. Focusing on letters painted on walls and trains and local working class history the book is a personal journey filled with emotions, experiences and friendship over the last 25 years.
 

Tobias Lindblad from Document Press about the book:
Ruins of the Working Class is one of many books about a local graffiti scene. But it does something quite unusual. For me the before unseen and high quality styles of Turku are interesting. The photos are equally beautiful and the texts well written. Together they create a synergy effect and show a bigger picture. A picture of Turku of yesterday and today, which gives the ruins so many graffiti writers prefer, a history and an identity. But also a picture of the western world post-world war two. Ruins of the Working Class is the book equivalent of a great documentary movie. It's like reading a work by Adam Curtis. Check it out! Tobias Lindblad Dokument Press