Hier findest du weiteren Content zu unserem Interview mit Cekios im Graffitibox Magazin #3.

Der gebürtige Australier hat uns sein Interview in Englisch zukommen lassen, deshalb haben wir uns dazu entschieden euch hier nochmal die Original Version zur Verfügung zu stellen. Aber zuerst wollen wir euch natürlich einige seiner Arbeiten präsentieren.

Den Anfang macht ein sattes 17 Minuten RAW Video in dem Cekios eine Stuttgarter S-Bahn wegmetert..

Weiter geht es mit einem weiteren Raw Video aus Stockholm.. Hier geht es jetzt etwas schneller zur Sache und er zeigt das er auch in unter 10 Minuten richtig Qualität in petto hat…

Aber manchmal juckt es den guten auch so in den Fingern und wenn kein Stahl in der Landschaft rumsteht geht es halt an die Hall. Im GoPro Video kannst du dir aus der First Person Perspektive rein ziehen wie eins seiner Bretter entsteht und aus wie vielen Layern seine Pieces teilweise bestehen..

Wem das jetzt noch nicht gereicht hat, dem zeigen wir jetzt hier noch einiges an Material in Bildform..

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Das orginal Interview für unser Mag in Englisch:
The original interview for our mag in english:

• Hi, how are you doing? Introduce yourself to our readers at first. For how long are you writing Graffiti and which crews do you represent?

Hey, thanks for chatting with me. I’m good!
I started graffiti in 2008 in Sydney, Australia. Started writing Pank as my first tag, now I write Cekios. My main crew is WTCS (While The City Sleeps) from Brisbane, and recently I have also been collaborating with ZGM from Berlin.

• You won our sketch battle last year, what did you do with your prize?

I still have some cans left, there were so many! In Berlin, 3 wholecars, around 5 or 6 panels on the S-bahn, and a couple of walls. I also painted around 13 panels in Vienna.

• How did everything start for you? Did you, like everyone else, have a classmate who was sketching constantly and introduced you at some point, or did you have other influences that motivated you to start writing?

Yeah basically, a friend in my class was drawing graffiti and I took an interest. He eventually stopped, and I continued. From there I met train writers and hall writers, so I had a bit of both worlds.

• Which influence did your homeland Australia have on your style an who would you call your „Idols“?

I took a lot of influence from the Brisbane scene, Sydney style is more public and isn’t really my thing. At the time Brisbane was producing the craziest panels and insane walls, everything was so tech with effects and colour combos. This was around 2010. My main influences would be these guys – Okies, Meks, Sofles, Slor, Depht, Reals, Irok, Coker, Dmise.

• Have the expensive can-prices at the end of the world been the reason for you to come to Europe or were you motivated to make this step by other reasons?

It’s been a bonus, for sure, but wasn’t the reason for coming over. I wanted to see new countries and their styles first hand. The cheap cans have allowed me to incorporate more colours, and do bigger pieces. Back home I was mixing all my left over cans, and using roller for my fill. Not anymore!

• A couple of years ago you went on a China trip with some peers to hit the local transport systems. Was your approach, with regard to the strong surveillance over there, diffrent than normally?

There are a lot of cameras. And I mean it – a lot! But because the air is so polluted, you can get away with wearing a mask 24/7. We just tried to avoid the sensors and cameras as much as possible, but it can’t be done all the time. We actually painted on camera in the hanger, and we figured they wouldn’t be looking at the camera, so we said “fuck it” and painted.

• What do you like most about travelling? Are you happy if you can check off your actions or are you more about the whole experience?

Europe is awesome for traveling in general. I love the idea that I can drive 2 hours from Berlin and I’m in another country. Or I can pay €20 and fly to Spain, etc.
I wouldn’t call myself a system ticker, I just like to travel and paint in different countries. It’s been great making new friends from around the world and learning along the way. The different systems are a bonus!

• What are your favourite travelling-destinations for the future?

There are so many places to see in Europe! I’d like to go back to Paris for the model, Madrid for the crazy, high energy action, and Italy for some chill action.

• At the moment, you are releasing a lot of dope output on social media. Which influence does social media have on you an how did it change your creative process?

Instagram has given me a lot of creative inspiration. Writers can now see what other people are doing in different cities, even other countries. It motivates me to continue changing and growing, not just sticking to what I know. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t!

• What are your favourite Berlin and international train models?

Berlin – S-bahn toaster
Berlin – Metro Gisela
Vienna – Metro old
Paris – Old Metro

• Panel or Wholecar?

Panel! Always nice to see what kind of train it is in the background.