Streetmeet 34

Tell us
I was raised in Nottingham England
It was the dawn of my hip hop era growing
up in a multi cultural melting pot impacted by
uprising crime rates caused by Thatcherism
Knives and fistfights were part of reality

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The mixing of cultures finally led to hip hop
Jamaican culture was an important element
of hip hop culture and the architecture of our
living environment led to block parties that
created and spread positive sound waves

Its was an alternative to violence and crime
Personal competitive expression through art

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In the 80’s I arrived in Heidelberg Germany
We all soon started abusing the spray paint
and while graffiti was about to build a global
network I invested all my energy anger and
potential in dancing and styling letters

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Spirit
Past presence future our spirit is everywhere
When we create we create a 5th dimension
In which we are all equal and we overcome
every boundary without using words

Its not about copying its about understanding

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Hip Hop
Is a language and a form of communication
It was born like a flower from the mud of our
sick society to initiate a self healing process

Where all the lost people came together to
create an expression that turned into a
worldwide each one teach one movement

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Creator
To me being creative means social work
If you don’t experience life around others
you can’t build good neuronal plasticity
Which is fundamental to learn new things

As an artist you bare your soul your pain
and your desire and only the decision to do
it or not makes all the difference
Stay hungry

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Streetmeet 34

GONZALO MORALES MALDONADO – ARTIST
Mannheim Germany
Kentmere Pan 400/120
20.05.2024