Your stencils and stickers seem to be everywhere in Tel Aviv. When did you first start getting up here in Israel. I was 12 years old, and I found a spray can. I wasn’t sure what to do with it. So I just started tagging — and a bit later on I started spraying planets on the walls of my neighborhood. I came up with 14 different planets
What was your motivation at the time? Rebelliousness! I loved the feeling. I was hungry! Hungry to express myself freely. I’d come out around midnight and do my thing. I never even signed my name.
Did you work on your own or were you with a crew? I was almost always by myself. I didn’t have friends at the time who were into doing what I was doing.
These days your work is quite sophisticated. Do you have a formal background in art? I’ve always been drawing, although when I was younger, my primary interests were math and physics. But after the army, I decided to pursue my interest in art. I studied Visual Communication at The Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem. These days I work as a graphic designer.
You seem to really like stencils and stickers – as your main means of expression in the streets. Yes, I’m mostly into stencils, paste-ups and stickers.
Why those media? They’re convenient and fast – and easy to repeat.
Have folks ever removed any of your stickers or paste-ups? Of course. But I don’t mind. I like when people take home a piece of what I’m doing in the streets. I just do it again!
Any favorite artists? Many. Among them are: Banksy, C215, Shepard Fairey, Warhol and Haring.
How do you get your materials? I like recycling the materials I use from street ads, but I also make use of random junk I find on my way and leftovers from shops.
Have you ever been caught by the authorities? No
I’ve seen your questionnaire on the streets – asking people the meaning of life? Interesting! What inspired you to do that? I like to make my work interactive. I love communicating with people who pass by on the streets and see my work. I get many interesting responses – emails, too! And these responses often inspire me to create more art. All this interaction makes my life more meaningful.
What do you see yourself doing in five years? I just want to keep doing art and developing my talents…Be bigger, faster and stronger!
Good luck! I look forward to seeing more of your work on my next visit.
Interviewed by LoisInWonderland
