Bec and I just watched this lovely documentary on Melbourne artists Miso and Ghostpatrol. I’ve been a fan of Ghostpatrol for a while now, ever since I saw one of his pieces at an exhibition at No Vacancy gallery (who I’ve just noticed are showing some stuff from Trimapee, who in classic Melbourne style are friends of friends but also make great clothes so check them out) and have enjoyed noticing their work around Melbourne ever since.
I find their work quite amazing, it is uniquely urban without being “street art”. It actually speaks to me quite deeply in the sense of making the city a playground that we all inhabit. An odd connection, but I see their attitude as similar to that of Jane Mcgonigal.
I was also quite surprised to see how young they both are. There work has a certain “sageness” to it that seems aged and wise. This is definitely reflected in their attitudes to their work.
As an added bonus, watching the doco I realised that they have an office in the one building in all of Melbourne that I have frequently looked at up at and said “how cool would it be to have an office up there?”.
Truly, it is people like this that make living in Melbourne so very cool.
Skeleton Keys by Miso and Ghostpatrol