Since we are on a roll with Woodstock, Cape Town, here’s a profile of graffiti artist Freddy Sam (government name: Ricky-Lee Gordon) by the same people who brought you the shaky cam and hyper-bright colors. We like it. The art and the film.
Below are images (from Freddy Sam’s Flickr stream) of some of the work featured in the video:
H/T: Nerina Penzhorn
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