Graffiti in Nachlaot, Jerusalem

The magical Nahlaot neighborhood of Jerusalem is located between Agripas, Bezalel and Jaffa streets. The neighborhood is built in the form of a courtyard neighborhood (the neighborhood houses enclosed as a sealed inner courtyard frame which was accessed through gates that were locked at night). This construction was typical of 19th century Jewish community building.
On the tour among the neighborhood’s low-rise buildings you will find graffiti in a variety of techniques and styles.

The Nahlaot neighborhood is located near the Mahane Yehuda market and some of the artists such as Solomon Souza-kohn, for example, painted their graffiti in both Nahla and the Mahane Yehuda market. It is recommended to tour both areas on the same day and enjoy the unique graffiti language of Jerusalem.

This post is part of a dedicated series of posts on street art and graffiti in Jerusalem

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About Me

My name is Dror Hadadi and I have always loved and been drawn to graffiti and street art – to language, color, subversion and art. Urban art, which exists in public space 24/7, fascinates and captivates my heart.

Graffiti and street art are a free ticket to a global exhibition, which is constantly changing, growing and developing. Graffiti creates and drives an artistic dialogue between the passerby and architecture and urban life. Sometimes graffiti disrupts, harms and etch its presence on the wall. Sometimes it brings the public wall to life, allowing us a colorful and exciting glimpse into the artist’s private world – and into our own world as viewers. In both cases, in graffiti and street art, an immediate communication and dialogue is created between the viewer and the message left for him on the wall. Graffiti and street art that takes place in the urban-public space, maintains a dialogue with us on a daily basis, and allows us to communicate with the space closest to us, which serves as a setting for our living environment and life in the urban space.

Enjoy!