c AFK “Question everything but this statement” Photo by: Øistein Jakobsen g JOY “Fiskelykke” Photo by: Ekaterina Komysh @eka.street.art
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ne of the artists who have colored the streets of Bergen is M.u.M, a graphic designer and mural artist from Chile, now living in Bergen. One of his most renowned works is The Mother, that you can view when you take the Bergen light rail towards Nygård.
– I like to paint colorful murals that usually spread messages of peace and love. What inspires me the most for sure is nature, fantasy and things happening on this planet that I think are important to create con-
the streets sciousness around, so that we can become a better society coexisting respectfully with nature, the artist writes to byLIV through an email, stating that he would like to remain anonymous. A WIDE VARIETY Street art has had a huge development in Bergen over the last years. Some say Bergen is
Text by: Martine Haugen
The streets of Bergen have become the city’s new art scene. Norway’s street art capital, which is difficult to determine as there is a lot of good street art in both Lofoten, Oslo and Stavanger. But what is so special about Bergen is that they have a lot of local and active street artists in the community today. – I feel that Bergen and its people are quickly opening up to, and enjoying graffiti.
AFK “Mother Cropped” Photo by: AFK
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