Welcome to Vagabundler!
A wonderful ragbag for alternative travelers and fans of creativity, especially urban art. On this platform you can find interesting reportages, detailed country or city maps and coverages on awesome artists. There is a whole section about interviews with unique people and their amazing work, as well about crazy events and interesting sustaining projects from all around the world. Meanwhile we have more than 280.000 photos from 100 countries in our archive and we try to preserve some of this creativity with our documentation. All respect to the artists! As well to all the numerous people involved in this non profit project. We do this voluntarily because we love it and we want to support the art scene in general and socio-cultural understanding between us on this planet. If you find any mistakes or missing information, just send us a message. We are creating, building and changing on this website all the time – but – of course! If there is free time…. we travel and explore!!!
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Ireland / Painter / Social / StreetartKevin Bohan came to art and graffiti via detours, but better later than never. For far too long he was working in unsatisfactory jobs, he didn’t pursue what was inside him, which eventually led to many years of depression. But the way out of the dark corner was finally painting and creative design. Art is his medicine. Over the years Kevin has done countless fantastic murals in Dublin and throughout Ireland, either on his own or in collaboration with other renowned sprayers.
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Austria / StreetartIf you find street art murals consisting of comic sausages, bananas or cucumbers, then these food graffitis in pop-up style are most likely made by the fantastic Austrian artist HNRX. In his pieces are often the ordinary things of everyday life which he combines on the motifs in a surreal, funny but also thought-provoking way. However, it is not only limited to fruits, vegetables and food, toothbrushes or dentures are also great on house walls. HNRX is continously developing and reinventing his style. From comic-like poster images to meanwhile detailed and complex abstract murals. Still the preference for everyday objects is a constant theme in his so-called „Deformatyons“.
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Events / Germany / StreetartMoabit shows flag! With cool music, graffiti and creative standing together against racism and discrimination heaps of artists participated at the „Anti Racism Jam 2022“, which took place from March 25th to 27th around the „Center for Art and Urbanism“ (ZK/U). The event was organized by the 21ER GALLERY and magnificent works of art were created over the three days on the large concept wall and on the facades of the Union Sports Hall. Check out the huge collection with the fantastic graffiti artworks!
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Comic / Events / Serbia / StylistFrom August 31st to September 1st in 2024, the fantastic TANDARA MANDARA FESTIVAL took place around the Belgrade Art Pavilion “Cvijeta Zuzori?” in Kalemegdan Park with its third edition and comic lovers, anime fans, cosplayers and gamers encountered a colorful oasis of fantasy and fiction. In addition to booths from publishing houses, illustrators and comic producers, there were also cosplay competitions, board games, collectible figures, toy cars and even a Lego exhibition. We also spoke with VANJA PETROVI? from DARKWOOD COMICS and with the Cosplayer ELION during the event in two interviews.
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Nepal / StreetartKundopole is a densely built neighborhood in the northern part of Lalitpur and is considered a local residential and commercial area outside the main tourist hubs. In the streets you can encounter interesting urban artworks of various forms; especially the SATTYA MEDIA ARTS COLLECTIVE created two of its works here as part of the KOLOR KATHMANDU project and also several walls were painted by the former ART LAB collective, which meanwhile no longer exists anymore, but the involved artists have formed new crews such as TAG THEORY or the KOR ARTS COLLECTIVE
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ParaguayCiudad del Este is the second largest city of Paraguay after Asunción and capital of the department of Alto Paraná. Due to its strategic location in the border triangle between Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, the Triple Frontera, it is a shopping and commercial center. The population was counted in 2008 with 320,782 habitants.
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Germany / StreetartWe visited the city Hannover in the north of Germany and brought nice photo material from the known streetart spots and the ones we found by accident. Of course the city has a lot more to offer, here is a little selection.
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Brazil / Design / Israel / StreetartThe artist ALANDER ESPECIE is a sculptor, designer and installation creator whose practice of intensive work is based on traditional weaving and macramé with curiousity about how the search for ancestry and his own path intertwine. Born in Brazil and after having an art period with his design art, he moved to Isreal where he discovered abstract painting. A multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural artist. Check out the interesting interview and his great artworks!
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Events / Germany / StreetartOn 1st and 2nd April 2023 the first PAINT THE PARK jam took place on the walls in the park at Nordbahnhof organized by the GRAFFITI LOBBY BERLIN. The event was dedicated to the theme of “Graffiti Writing” and its facets. More than 40 artists from Berlin’s graffiti history were invited, who showed with different techniques what is possible in letter design. Additionally it was a happening for exchange and networking.
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Paraguay / StreetartAsunción has a lively and well-functioning shipping traffic. Especially with such maritime trading centers, the harbor district is always an interesting place with many warehouses and large walls and therefore also for graffiti and murals. You just have to search and explore the area, and you will find heaps of handsome masterpieces in hidden streets. The neighborhoods of Sajonia, San Antonio and Dr Francia by the harbor are particularly recommended for finding streetart, while some other good districts for urban art are located along the Paraguay River around the center. But basically you can find graffiti throughout the whole beautiful and green city. Check out our findings and keep your eyes open!
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Events / StreetartThe fabulous FUHSE JAM is a graffiti and streetart event in Salzgitter-Lebenstedt that first took place in 2024 at the JugendKulturWerkstatt (JKW) Forellenhof and around several walls and bridges nearby. The jam was organized by members of the crews AAA and DSM with support of the youth center. Recently the third edition happened on 22nd August 2026. Around 35 regional and national artists created awesome pieces at several walls. The program was rounded out by a sketch corner, krocket plays, graffiti workshops and an after-show party featuring several DJs.
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Streetart / SwedenAt the entrance of the Gothenburg suburb of Landvetter, close to the main road Gamla Partillevägen and directly at the idyllic lake Landvettersjön, there is a legal graffiti wall which is open for spraying. It is not a special building neither beautiful, but just a set up row of plates. Still you can paint well on it and there it is allowed, besides, the surrounding lake and wood landscape is magnificent. Perfect for a combination of swimming, barbecue and painting.
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Czechia / StreetartCheb, formerly also known as Eger, is a city in the Karlovy Vary region in the far west of the country near the German border. It lies on the Ohře River and, with a population of around 32,000, is an important location for education and industry. Cheb Castle, the only one in the country with the imperial falcon, is worth a visit, also recommended are the colorful merchant houses on King George of Podebrady Square, the 13th-century St. Nicholas Church, and the Franciscan monastery. The streets of Cheb are of course also home to many urban works of art.
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Israel / StreetartRa?anana is a city in central Israel with approximately 83.000 inhabitants, located between Kfar Saba to the east and Herzlia to the southwest. The municipality was founded on 2nd April in 1922, and recently celebrated its centenary in 2022. Recommended places to visit include Ra’anana Park with its various art installations, as well as the Gan Gamla, Uri Gordon, and Hapamonim gardens. Art lovers will enjoy the HaMishkan Music & Arts House or the Raanana Culture & Leisure Center, while skateboarders can head to the Crazy Roller Skatepark and sports enthusiasts to the Sky Jump Arena. And, of course, you’ll also find great urban art in the streets!
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Architecture / Bulgaria / HistoryThe small town of Shumen is located in the north-east of the country and has around 9700 inhabitants. It may be a small town, but an important and artistically impressive memorandum was erected here in 1981. A huge sculputer complex in honor of „1300 years of Bulgaria“ or also titled „Founder of the Bulgarian State“. The oversized monument in a cubic construction was erected on a plateau above the city and designed by the Bulgarian sculptors KRUM DAMYANOV and IVAN SLAVOV.
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Argentina / StreetartHow would the ideal city be like? It should have history and tradition. It must have full nature and architecture. You must arrive across a majestic bridge and it should have a Las Vegas style Casino. That is how Victoria looks like. Victoria is an Argentinean city, on the east coast, one of the most important one of all Entre Ríos province. It has limited by a streams network that flows to the Paraná River. Victoria is also known as the “City of Seven Hills”, the whole city is settled on one of them.
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Design / FranceOld times, old captures, old cameras. During a visit of the beautiful capital of France we encountered a kind of open car fair or a meeting of exquisit car and oldtimer passionates. They gathered with their automobiles at the Carrousel du Louvre, that´s the park complex in front of the famous museum where you can admire the Mona Lisa of Leonardo da Vinci.
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Argentina / Comic / Painter / SportsGermán Aczel loves football and is a passionate cartoonist. He has linked these two passions in his World Cup book. A detailed encyclopaedia of the individual football world championships, decorated with funny sketches and humorous cartoons. The multi-colored World Cup history brings together the most defining moments in football history from 1930-2014: Maradona’s hand of God, Zidane’s legendary headbutt, the German agony of Belo Horizonte, Suarez’s bite attack, the unforgettable moments of the 7-1 against Brazil or Gotze ‚S victory gate. Distinct caricatures of the most iconic players, the most spectacular goals and most moving World Cup scenes accompanied by thrilling background stories. Aczel has written colorful, rich in facts and entertaining, the ultimate comic-style World Cup primer as a world champion edition.
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France / StreetartThe Tête de Chien is a 550 meter high promontory near the small town of La Turbie which offers a spectacular view over Monaco and the French Riviera with the Côte d’Azur. The summit is also home to the Fort Masséna from the 18th century, which is well worth a visit if you are interested in history. But for urban art fans, the old barracks „Ruines de la Garnison de la Tête de Chien“ next to it are much more exciting. The walls of this lost place are filled with great graffiti, characters and abstract paintings.
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Cyprus / History / SculptorBesides the wonderful beaches and the extensive night live, the town of Ayia Napa offers also some culture stuff and fabulous sculptured artworks on an 20.000 m² area. The Sculpture Park in Ayia Napa was built in 2014 and every year they organize a Symposium where sculptor artists from all around the world can participate. That means the park is growing every year with some new fantastic objects. We tried to document nearly all of them.
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Events / Germany / StreetartMore than 50 urban artists redesigned parts of the North Side Gallery during the SUMMER BREAK JAM. Regardless of origin, socio-economic status and gender, the walls of the North Side Gallery, legalized by the GRAFFITI LOBBY BERLIN, were painted, glued and colourfully decorated together. Check out the photos of the artworks in our huge archive!
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Architecture / Chile / HistoryThe photographer Salvador Seda has been working on the Angol Streetart Map in Chile since quite a while and fills it with interesting stories and great photographs. His focus is often on the history of the urban art and the spot. In that case obviously it makes sense to explore abandoned places and Salvador is a big fan of Urbex. During an adventurous tour of discovery, the streetart hunter visited the Ilabaca Hospital, which had been out of order for decades. The dilapidated buildings and half-collapsed rooms have something eerie but at the same time also something attractive, which arouses curiosity. In such places you can usually find interesting graffiti art as well.
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Sculptor / South Korea / StreetartThe Yangnim-dong neighborhood in Gwangju, better known as Penguin Village is a creative art space close to the west bank of the Gwangjucheon river. The community is a small, creative enclave in Gwangju. It emerged from an old residential area dating back to the 1970s and 1980s, which residents transformed into a sort of open-air exhibition. The name “Penguin Village” comes from the fact that older residents with knee problems resembled penguins when they walked. Today, the village is known for its colorful murals, artwork made from recycled objects, and an unusual, nostalgic atmosphere.
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History / VenezuelaMérida or with its Spanish full name „Santiago de los Caballeros de Mérida“, is the capital and commercial center of the state of Mérida with 317,410 inhabitants counted in 2013. The city is as well the tourist and university center of the Venezuelan West and located in the begining of the higher levels of the Andes. There are heaps of canyons, little creeks and the mountain landscape offers numerous outdoor activities of all kind.
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Many more awesome urban art loving photographers, documentors, creatives and Vagabundlers joined, we have every day heaps of new articles and photos. Still non-profit, still non-commercial, just because we like to do it. All the people involved in this project are listed on our Vagabundler Collective Map
Frank Hofmann is working on the enourmous Hamburg Streetart Map with meanwhile 1200 spots and more than 8000 photos!
Salvador Seda (GraffiPreBicentenario) from Chile joined and keeps on creating the Streetart Map of Angol and the Santiago Map
Patrice Loranger (PLoranger4417) from Canada joined and is building up the Streetart Map of Montreal.
Holger Peter (PeterEatAndArt) from Berlin joined and is building up the Streetart Map of Berlin with extensive infos about the artists and meanwhile with over 10.000 pages and more than 91.000 photos. He is also doing the map for Rheine and the Island Poel
Analiá Pertusi aka Perts Jam joined and is building up a fantastic archive for the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires and as well for the Chascomus Map.
World traveller Mazzanti from Sweden contributes great photos for the Stockholm Map and for numerous places from all around the world.
Irxnschmoiz is our city ambassador for the maps of Hannover, Bremerhaven, Dortmund, Braunschweig and Hildesheim and contributes continously new material. He also takes photos from other interesting places in Germany.
Bart Hagel aka Street Art Damsko and Killer Leentje contribute awesome material for the Amsterdam Map.
Gail Lochner from Ecuador joined and is building up the map of Cuenca with fantastic artworks.
Agnieszka Pisarska (Piece of Streetart) contributes great galleries of cities in Poland and is building up the Streetart Map of Wroclaw!
The Nomads on Wheels are travelling around the world in their van and sending awesome photos. Meanwhile we have great collections from 72 places.
Fiona Lu (City.Features) from Canada joined and is building up the Streetart Map of Vancouver.
Caley Costley (BobBleu) from California, USA joined and is building up the Streetart Map of Los Angeles.
Matthias Busch joined and is building up the Streetart Map of Austin in Texas, USA.
Luigi Savoia from Italy joined and is building up the Streetart Map of Turin.
Milau Lutumba (Delutu) from France joined and is building up the Streetart Map of Paris
Julien Canadas from France joined and contributes great photos and also videos for the Toulouse Map.
Natalie Pomeroy aka Street Art Wombler is part of the team and contributes awesome material from Australia and especially Melbourne.
Mike Hennessey aka See Some Streetart joines our collective and works on the map for Almaty in Kazakhstan.
Frankfurt Map reached 2000 spots and offers more than 27.000 photos to explore! As well there are lots of new updates to several places.
