Issue 11 | ...Celebrating the world’s richest continent | http://www.nomadafricamag.com | 25Left:Famous German street art artist Hendrik Beikirch aka ECB has a Mor-
rocan man on a large wall. His giant portraits is shown in many places around
the world, among them the United States, Italy and Germany.
Up Above: One of the studios at Jardin Rouge. Jardin Rouge has attracted
more than 40 artists from all around the world.
Top Left: Cédric Lascours and Cédrix Crespel in the room with Crespel’s
paintings.
Top Right: Jonone - a mural artist at Jardin Rouge.I'm starting of course with me, there are
no bigger egos than street-art artists", he
laughs. Poes believes there are many
myths surrounding graffiti. "Being illegal
almost everywhere makes it revolution-
ary. You can be arrested and fined for
what you have done.
“But for me, it has always been an ego
thing, making sure many people will see
my art. And I think that ́s true for most
graffiti artists", he says. Suddenly he gets
up. "We'll create a wall together, all of us
who are here now. Fun, it'll be like going
back to how it was when I started".
Well, maybe not quite. The long wall built
outside mainly has a practical function.
When the snow melts in the Atlas Moun-
tains, great masses of water wash down
and threaten Jardin Rouge.
The founder, Jean-Louis, has built a long
wall around his property. A wall that of
course has to be spray-painted by the in-
vited artists. We meet WoW123 aka
Markus Genesius from Bremen, Ger-
many. In his projects, he works partly
with the test images from TV's child-hood.
Test images tell you there will be no
more transmissions. "Today everything
has changed. There is no limit to what
you can see or be entertained by 24/7.
When I show the test image pictures, I
get all kinds of reactions. From those
recognising what the image meant to
young people who have never seen it.
But it is always interesting discussions",
he says.
We talk with Wow123 what it's like com-
ing from a world that was illegal and