In 2024, I had the chance to visit and paint at the STRAAT Museum, one of the most impressive spaces dedicated to street art in the world.
Located in Amsterdam, STRAAT is not just a museum — it’s a massive industrial warehouse transformed into a living archive of large-scale urban art. The curatorial level is high, bringing together some of the best artists globally, each contributing monumental works that push the boundaries of what street art can be.
For me, it was a huge honor to leave a piece there.
The Piece
The work I created rises across stacked containers, reaching around six meters in height. It’s an anamorphic piece featuring a medusa — floating inside the structure as if the containers were split open from within. The illusion creates depth and tension, with the form suspended in space, almost breaking through the surface.
It’s one of those pieces where scale and perspective work together to create something immersive. Being able to execute something of that dimension, in a place like STRAAT, is something I’m genuinely proud of.
A Strange Sense of Déjà Vu
There’s another layer to this story.
Years ago, after a trip to Panama, I came to the Netherlands with a friend. We ended up painting in what was then a more abandoned, raw industrial area. I remember crossing by boat, seeing a submarine nearby, and painting around large empty warehouses surrounded by illegal graffiti.
When I returned in 2024, something felt familiar — but everything had changed. The area had been developed, buildings were up, the atmosphere completely different. The submarine was gone.
Later, I went back through old photos… and realized I had actually painted in that exact same area years before.
Same place — completely different time.
Full Circle
Coming back to that location, now transformed into a world-class museum like STRAAT, and leaving a large-scale piece there — it felt like a full circle moment.
From painting in an abandoned zone to being part of a curated space among top international artists… that contrast says a lot about how street art has evolved.
And honestly, the scale of that pavilion, the energy of the space, and the level of work inside it — it’s something that stays with you.
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