A Global Archive for Underground Graffiti / Street Art Culture
UP IN THE SPOT is a global archive dedicated to documenting, preserving, and celebrating Underground Graffiti / Street Art culture worldwide, with a particular focus on works created on trains, tracksides, and other transient urban surfaces.
Graffiti / Street Art is, by nature, ephemeral. Pieces appear overnight and disappear just as quickly—buffed, weathered, or erased by time. UP IN THE SPOT exists to ensure these powerful moments are not lost. The archive champions active underground writers whose work is created for the culture rather than the mainstream, capturing stories, styles, and histories that rarely enter traditional institutions.
At the core of UP IN THE SPOT is a physical and digital archival practice that goes beyond documentation alone. Through direct collaboration with writers across the globe, the archive transforms sourced antique and modern model trains into permanent, curated canvases—preserving the energy, intent, and authenticity of real-world Graffiti / Street Art in a lasting form. Alongside photography, video, interviews, and ephemera, these works form a living record of an ever-evolving global movement.
UP IN THE SPOT is committed to safeguarding the legacy, stories, and creativity of Underground Graffiti / Street Art culture—preserved not as relics, but as living history—for generations to come.