RUKA RIOT 'MADRID DISTOPIA' SERIES

TRAMONTANA HIGHLITGHTS:
MADRID DISTOPIA
The other side of Madrid, our private dystopia

Text by Antonio García Mora.
Marginalised on the outskirts of the big cities we find derelict scenes that we’d prefer not to see and the city councils keep away from the view. Here we find an interesting metaphor and parallels with graffiti, when we determine between what is ‘beautiful’ or ‘ugly’, according to global aesthetic standards. Through the photographs of Bego Solís and the writers involved, we find traces of beauty in a crumbling and lifeless environment. An event, an attitude, a texture, a shape or a colour that gives us an aesthetic appreciation that goes beyond the norm and offers an alternative perspective that stems from misunderstanding and we find equally valid.

"The meaning of graffiti, for me, has to do with empowerment, ego, overcoming obstacles, destruction of the system, the streets, the city. It's something that has helped me to love myself, sometimes it has been my ruin, but above all it has been my passion, my fucking passion." Ruka

Video by Alfonso Riera   / alfonsorieram  

-TOES, ACID SAFARY ‘MADRID DISTOPIA’ SERIES
   • TOES, ACID SAFARY ‘MADRID DISTOPIA’ SERIES  
-KANS HDA-NOT-FOES 'MADRID DISTOPIA' SERIES
   • KANS HDA-NOT-FOES 'MADRID DISTOPIA' SERIES  

More info:
http://www.mtn-world.com
  / didi.leona  
  / tramontanamagazine