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Bomb It 2
Bomb It 2, the sequel to the internationally acclaimed graffiti documentary Bomb It, was commissioned as a web series exclusively for the digital broadcast network Babelgum. Bomb It 2 expands the global reach of Bomb It director/producer, Jon Reiss’ exploration of graffiti and street art into new and unexplored areas of Asia and South East Asia, the Middle East as well as Europe, the United States and Australia. Reiss traveled by himself to Bangkok, Jakarta, Singapore, Hong Kong, Tel Aviv, Palestinian refugee camps on the West Bank, Perth, Melbourne, Copenhagen, Chicago and Austin. Artists featured include Klone, KnowHope, GreatBates, Zero, Darbotz, Killer Gerbil, Bon, Alex Face, Sloke, Husk Mit Navn, Ash, Phibs, Stormie Mills, Beejoir and many more. Reiss was quoted: “I was inspired to explore how and where graffiti and street art had penetrated the globe into some of the most unlikely places – such as Singapore. I am especially fascinated in how each culture (and each person) takes this art form and makes it their own – and how the local culture affects the development of graffiti in each place that I visited. Tel Aviv and the refugee camps of Bethlehem couldn’t be more different. The former is on the verge of a street art explosion similar to Barcelona in the early 90s. In the West Bank, graffiti is much more about a political statement and “art” is often viewed as reconciliation. At the same time it was interesting to see how some of the constants of graffiti exist nearly everywhere – from Perth to Copenhagen: the need to express oneself in public – and the addictive nature of getting up!”