There is a lot you can do in Mong Kok, one of the most commercial and bustling neighborhoods in the Kowloon section of Hong Kong. There’s the Ladies’ Market with more than 100 vendors offering bargains on clothing and accessories, Sneakers Street, which will have you swimming in pumped up kicks, and don’t forget the Bird market – where you find old guys “walking” their birds in cages and see someone feeding live crickets to others.
Kwiz. Mongkok: Hong Kong Graffiti Hall of Fame. March, 2017. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Surprisingly left out of most tourist guides however is this hidden patch of organic graffiti that just grows wild in a relatively quiet haven that is actually within this chaotic neighborhood.
Wild Style. Tags. Throwups. Bubble tags. Burners. The occasional burnout.
Wais. Mongkok: Hong Kong Graffiti Hall of Fame. March, 2017. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
All is here today gone tomorrow, regularly replenished, some seriously styled. Local names are here, but so are a lot of international names so you know its a go-to spot for traveling vandals. Hidden from the main hustle of the streets and underneath a major viaduct lies a secret alley bursting with color…and trash…and homeless people and art. Some furtive lovers come here to steal a kiss or two.
On the day we went the sweet smell of weed hung in the air as if being blown from some secret pipe to keep the residents of this monstrous city chilled…Some tags we recognize, many other we don’t or simply can’t read.
Wais. Mongkok: Hong Kong Graffiti Hall of Fame. March, 2017. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Mongkok: Hong Kong Graffiti Hall of Fame. March, 2017. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Mongkok: Hong Kong Graffiti Hall of Fame. March, 2017. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Ares. Mongkok: Hong Kong Graffiti Hall of Fame. March, 2017. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Mongkok: Hong Kong Graffiti Hall of Fame. March, 2017. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Mongkok: Hong Kong Graffiti Hall of Fame. March, 2017. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Hadrian. Mongkok: Hong Kong Graffiti Hall of Fame. March, 2017. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Mongkok: Hong Kong Graffiti Hall of Fame. March, 2017. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Graffiti Joiners, MATY. Mongkok: Hong Kong Graffiti Hall of Fame. March, 2017. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Maty. Mongkok: Hong Kong Graffiti Hall of Fame. March, 2017. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Mongkok: Hong Kong Graffiti Hall of Fame. March, 2017. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Miami’s Atomik hosted by XEME. Mongkok: Hong Kong Graffiti Hall of Fame. March, 2017. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
CWD. Mongkok: Hong Kong Graffiti Hall of Fame. March, 2017. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Mongkok: Hong Kong Graffiti Hall of Fame. March, 2017. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Julien de Casabianca/Outings Project. Mongkok: Hong Kong Graffiti Hall of Fame. March, 2017. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Julien de Casabianca/Outings Project. Mongkok: Hong Kong Graffiti Hall of Fame. March, 2017. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Mongkok: Hong Kong Graffiti Hall of Fame. March, 2017. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Ryck. Mongkok: Hong Kong Graffiti Hall of Fame. March, 2017. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Mongkok: Hong Kong Graffiti Hall of Fame. March, 2017. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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