By the junction at Rotemannavägen 29, an electrical cabinet is located, with artwork by the German street artist Alias on it. A child, with clasped hands, buried in thought, is sitting on a ticking bomb. Alias’s piece urges us to ask questions about society, and examine ourselves, but also question societal structures.
Late in the 90s, Alias moved to Hamburg, where the stencil technique was just beginning to form, and he went from painting tags to working with stencil paintings. Alias was considered one of the best street artists in Berlin, mostly because of his presence and influence on the streets of Berlin between 2004-2008. He uses the city as his canvas and often paints in alleys, corners, walls, and fences. Parts of the city which are forgotten.
Alias’s stencil paintings are often socially critical, and he raises both social and political questions, but also personal ones and what makes us examine ourselves. His pieces are characterized by a group in society that is not seen nor heard, and a recurring theme is emotional and sorrowful images of children.