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Falko One in front of his unfinished mural. In the background is Eskom. PHOTO: NIELEN DE KLERK
BELLVILLE: ‘MISUNDERSTANDING’ WITH ESKOM HALTS ARTIST’S WORK ON MURAL
Mural mayhem in CBD NIELEN DE KLERK @nielendk
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ne of South Africa’s most celebrated street artists was forced to stop working on a mural in Bellville on Thursday after an apparent misunderstanding with Eskom. Graffiti artist Falko One was commissioned by the City-funded organisation, the Greater Tygerberg Partnership (GTP), to beautify the wall bordering a parking space belonging to the City of Cape Town and Es-
kom. Falko One, who grew up in Cape Town and started his work in 1988, is most famous for painting elephants on walls. He is sponsored by Red Bull and was instrumental in South Africa’s first graffiti competition and exhibition in the 1990s. His visit to the area was ushered in with great excitement by the GTP, who gushed about his visit on Facebook mere hours before the incident. “We cannot wait to reveal the final masterpiece he is currently creating in Bellville
CBD that covers an astonishing 90m!” the post reads. Upon visiting Falko One and his painting assistant, Seth One, at the wall, TygerBurger was met by seven Eskom employees demanding he stop painting. The employees, which included two security guards, said the wall had been built by Eskom and Falko One did not have the necessary permission to paint on the wall. They left soon after noticing the media presence. “I’m kind of irritated,” Falko One said at
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the scene. “Is this wall state captured as well?” He explained that years ago, he had been issued with a permit by the City of Cape Town, which allows him to paint on City surfaces. Besides, he said, according to property law in South Africa, a surface belongs to the property it is facing. A few moments later a Law Enforcement officer paid a visit to Falko One for the second time that day. V To page 2.
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