The once partly derelict and dusky area has recently blossomed though. Thriving industry deserted this place a long time ago but instead of bulldozers mangling the place to the ground or nature taking over, art moved in.

Recently a couple of graffiti artists from WSB crew got a commission to paint a wall by one of the property owners. Soon after, more and more artists started hanging out here and it was not long before all the walls were painted by some of the best graffiti painters and street artists in the country. The place has since also been visited by painters from Mexico, Chile, Colombia, South Africa, France and England.

The Spring Remake functioned as a launch of the new season. Over 100 painters repainted almost every wall during the weekend, including names like Puppet, Zappo, Merley, Erse, Gouge, Huge, Disk, Super, Neoism, Rolfcarlwerner, Ollio, Yash, Hop Louie, Mogul and Vegan Flava, among many others. Plus a very special one-time only reunion of two legends; Ziggy and Disey.

During the weekend, several thousands of visitors found their way down here and it was super exciting to see the cultural mix – bohemian chic, uptown posh, rockabilly sleaze and ghetto fashionistas. The media crowd mixing with the fuck media crowd.

Vibes from something not so Stockholm/Sweden happening out here, a maelstrom of clashing cultures perhaps sharing an interest and a vision of future art.

Credits:

Words & Photography by Gustav Bagge

Just tag photos of your work with #sthlmsap on Instagram and you’re in the competition.

Special thanks to BucketFeet

Nabil and Franck are, what we would like to call, entrepreneurs within the graffiti scene, two guys driven by their passion and working hard to achieve their goals. However, Nabil and Frank views it differently from us. They are more inclined to see graffiti as a way of life rather than a hobby. In other words, they do what they love.

French Graffiti

Their most recent project was the French Graffiti project which was all about getting a touch of France to Stockholm. It also served as a platform for people wanting to learn and practice graffiti and was open for people in all ages. Nabil and Franck got involved to teach, share, inspire and give grafitti the attention it deserves by inviting well known artists like Reso, Scred, Mondé and Ndek to represent the art.

The idea for the project came from missing the French graffiti culture in Stockholm. Nabil and Franck wanted to combine their biggest passion with their roots from France and create an event for both grafitti artists and people in general, curious in what’s happening within the street art scene.

The French Graffiti project was held in the end of March on various places like Konstskolan Basis, Konstart and at Snösätra Rågsved.

Spring Remake

Next up is the Spring Remake where Nabil and Franck together with artists from around the world will remake the graffiti painted walls of Snösätra in Rågsved into new awesome graffiti art.

During 17-19 April, people can hang out with good music, good vibes and see art take its form live.

Nabil and Franck like the idea with the event and says: “It’s a great opportunity for the Graffiti to show its real side and to spread the true and happy feeling of the art we are making. For three days people will see an incredible change and creativity take form. Just to hang out, socialize and create something amazing. We are really glad to have this opportunity and hope that all kinds of people will come and join”.

“Good people good project” – Franck

Credits:

Artists: Scred, Reso, Mondé, Soe Fame

Photography by Pierre Vincensini, Clement Cayrou