Interview whit Vision from Stockholm Publiced 981201 Tag: Vision, Vsn Crew: 666, FTW (Fuck The World), STP (Shock The Public), A-team vsn vsn vsn (Berlin) ion kwe When was the first time you got in contact whit graffiti? - I have always thought that graffiti was cool, but the first time I did it myself was in the summer of 1994. One of my friends had stolen some paint from a garage nearby, and he thought that we should try to do some graffiti. Since that summer day graffiti has always been a part of my life. What happened after that? - The first years I didn´t take it so serious, i just painted when i felt like it, and i didn´t have any plans of getting known, but then at christmas time 1996 i got a vision. I had finished school and i was out of work. I think that there are two alternatives of writing graffiti, either you go totally hardcore or you just take it slow and don´t risk too much. How was the life as a graffiti writer for you? - At least 2 trains a week, but sometimes 5-6. Of course trains were not the only thing, i did everything that gave me a raw kick. That people see the things is most important. I like Underground subway stations, on a subwaystation the people get close to the graffiti. Can you describe something that gave you the kick? - To step in on a closed lit up station, paint in the best climate, and then the next day come to the painted station and feel the pleasant smell of fresh paint that is still there, that beats everything. I have heard that you like to travel, in which countries have you painted? - I have done graffiti in Denmark, Germany, Holland, France, Spain, Italy and Ireland, which is a very cool country, there are only two writers on the whole island. I think the difference between countries is very big, for example in Germany you could paint until you were done, it was only the daylight that was the limit. In Ireland you was scared of the IRA-militants, but in Italy the biggest threat was people with dogs. Why did you stop? - After getting caught many times i realised that graffiti had destroyed my life. To be appreciated as a non-criminal person is a great feeling. I will always look at my time as a graffiti artist and see that it was a funny time of my life, and I think I´ll always do some trains, the need for excitement will always be there. Any friends that you would like to say hi to? - Humör, Ail, Muto, Kwe, and everybody i know. vsn (Hamburg) vsn (Dortmund) Karlaplan station vsn © Copyright Autograff