South African Artist Shares History of Graffiti in Salt River

According to designer and artist Quasiem Gamiet, the City of Cape Town "covered years of history" when cleaning operations removed graffiti from buildings in Salt River.

A Tour of the Iconic Graffiti in Salt River, Cape Town

PHOTO ESSAYS: A Tour of the Iconic Graffiti in Salt River, Cape Town

Designer and graffiti artist Quasiem Gamiet has lived in Salt River for more than 20 years. He has been spray painting murals and other artwork across Cape Town for the past ten years. Click here for ...

The corner of Rochester and Pope street in 2009. Spy vs. Spy, a graffiti piece done by Quasiem Gamiet under his graffiti name “Fers”. The wall was cleared due to the graffiti by-law.

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