El Tono Talks Post-Graffiti with MZM

Kristina Borhes & Nazar Tymoshchuk at MZM Projects bring us an exemplary profile of the French public art/street artist/fine artist Eltono. A former graffiti writer and semi-professional lounger, Eltono is always experimenting with his own process, hoping sometimes to “facilitate some kind of accident,” say the directors. “He often relies on the roll of a dice, the act that provides the possibility to lose absolute control over the final look of an artwork.”

To continue with MZM Project’s focus on post-graffiti, it is fascinating to imagine this former graffiti writer’s route to get here. Most likely, it was many routes, given his penchant for experimentation.

“Eltono is an amazing narrator, he’s so genuine and true. You just want to listen to it over and over again,” says Borhes.


El Tono. FROM THE LETTERS OF A NAME SERIES. Produced and filmed by MZM Projects. Interview # 2 (photo © MZM Projects)
El Tono. FROM THE LETTERS OF A NAME SERIES. Produced and filmed by MZM Projects. Interview # 2 (photo © MZM Projects)
El Tono. FROM THE LETTERS OF A NAME SERIES. Produced and filmed by MZM Projects. Interview # 2 (photo © MZM Projects)
El Tono. FROM THE LETTERS OF A NAME SERIES. Produced and filmed by MZM Projects. Interview # 2 (photo © MZM Projects)

See the first in this series:

Through a Post-Graffiti Lense: Erosie In Pursuit Of Freedom

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