Graffiti now looks back on a long history. Since its beginnings in the late 1970s, this art form has branched out and evolved into numerous subgenres and scenes.

Its forms of expression are omnipresent in public spaces—and sometimes mobile: graffiti on subways or freight trains transcends district and state borders.

The end result appears in bright colors or in unusual places. But the effort behind the placement of the images usually remains invisible. It takes place in secret—combined with planning, motivation, and discipline.

The long-term project Made in China focuses not on the finished images, but on the places and processes behind them. Between 2017 and 2025, sprayers throughout Germany were accompanied and their work documented. The result is atmospheric photos and videos that provide insight into a hidden world.

They show the perspective behind the pairs of eyes watching railroad workers from the bushes. They show excerpts from the everyday lives of border crossers who move in infrastructures that are not made for humans. Stories from the bowels of the city.