Graffiti Garage Ljubljana, Hidden Treasure in Slovenia

Clandestine abandoned former factories are ideal locations for graffiti writers to practice their skills. Regardless of your intuition or expectations, you never know what you’ll find. Graffiti pieces that go up, are dissed, or simply crumble – all of it is possible. For fans with cameras, it is a revolving exhibition and no two visits will ever be the same, lending the location and air of discovery – if you know where to go.

In Ljubljana, Slovenia, for the Ljubljana Art Festival last summer, veteran graffiti photographer Martha Cooper got into a hidden spot, a so-called graffiti garage near the capital. Here she found some fresh paint and some fresh ideas on her tour, and she shares them here with BSA readers exclusively.

Read more about the Ljubjana Art Festival HERE, HERE, AND HERE.

Mr. Never Satisfied. Ljubljana, Slovenia. (photo © Martha Cooper)
Mr. Never Satisfied. Ljubljana, Slovenia. (photo © Martha Cooper)
Good Guy Boris. Ljubljana, Slovenia. (photo © Martha Cooper)
Good Guy Boris. Ljubljana, Slovenia. (photo © Martha Cooper)
Unidentified writer. Ljubljana, Slovenia. (photo © Martha Cooper)
Slopie. Ljubljana, Slovenia. (photo © Martha Cooper)
Unidentified writer. Ljubljana, Slovenia. (photo © Martha Cooper)
Boriz 1107 Klan. Ljubljana, Slovenia. (photo © Martha Cooper)
Boriz 1107 Klan. Ljubljana, Slovenia. (photo © Martha Cooper)
Boriz 1107 Klan. Ljubljana, Slovenia. (photo © Martha Cooper)
The Dragon is the symbol of Ljubljana and it appears on the city coat of arms, flag, and on the crest of the local soccer team. Perched ferociously on four corners of The Dragon Bridge he’s been the city’s sentinel for centuries. Ljubljana, Slovenia. (photo © Martha Cooper)
Tasic. Ljubljana, Slovenia. (photo © Martha Cooper)
Unidentified artist. Ljubljana, Slovenia. (photo © Martha Cooper)
Hrom. Ljubljana, Slovenia. (photo © Martha Cooper)
Unidentified artist. Ljubljana, Slovenia. (photo © Martha Cooper)
It is NOT. Ljubljana, Slovenia. (photo © Martha Cooper)
1UP Crew. Ljubljana, Slovenia. (photo © Martha Cooper)
Gor. Ljubljana, Slovenia. (photo © Martha Cooper)
Unidentified writer. Ljubljana, Slovenia. (photo © Martha Cooper)
Asxeas. Ljubljana, Slovenia. (photo © Martha Cooper)
ARZA. Ljubljana, Slovenia. (photo © Martha Cooper)
Unidentified writer. Ljubljana, Slovenia. (photo © Martha Cooper)
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