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Fascinate
''Fascinate'' is a graffiti painting at an industrial park in Bromsten, Stockholm. ''Fascinate'' was created by Circle and Tariq (Tarik Saleh Tarik Saleh ( ar, طارق صالح; born 28 January 1972) is a Swedish television producer, animator, publisher, journalist and film director. He was born in Högalids församling, Stockholm to a Swedish mother and an Egyptian father. In th ...), then 17 years old, in 1989 and was then the largest graffiti painting in northern Europe. It is painted on an outside wall of an industrial building and was made with consent from the property owner. ''Fascinate'' is one of the world's oldest still existing graffiti paintings. In 1989 graffiti was a relatively new phenomenon in Sweden. The Bromsten industrial area was reconstructed into a residential area starting in 2018. A discussion took place about possible protection of ''Fascinate'' as the Stockholm City Museum considered it culturally valuable. In 2008, however, the center-right ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarik Saleh
Tarik Saleh ( ar, طارق صالح; born 28 January 1972) is a Swedish television producer, animator, publisher, journalist and film director. He was born in Högalids församling, Stockholm to a Swedish mother and an Egyptian father. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was one of Sweden's most prominent graffiti artists, including co-creating ''Fascinate''. He has also worked as a TV host for Sveriges Television and is one of the founders of production company Atmo. At the 53rd Guldbagge Awards, his film '' The Nile Hilton Incident'' won five awards, including Best Film. His film ''Boy from Heaven'' was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. His work often contains techniques such as montages, cut-out graphics and faces with manipulated lip synching. Filmography ;Feature films * '' Metropia'' (2009) * ''Tommy'' (2014) * '' The Nile Hilton Incident'' (2017) *'' The Contractor'' (2022) * ''Boy from Heaven'' (2022) ;Documentary fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
