190 pages Edited by Marc-Aurèle Vecchione, together with Frédéric Braun Text(s) by Orel UK and Smoker UK Photographs by Marc-Aurèle Vecchione Designed by Marc-Aurèle Vecchione, together with Funcographics 24 x 16 cm Language: French, English Paperback Publisher: Resistance Books First edition of 300 copies 2025
Beneath the surface of Paris lies another history of graffiti.
Miles of tunnels, walls covered in signatures, messages, and silent shouts. Ktags dives into the city’s underground to document nearly three decades of tags in the Paris catacombs — a forbidden territory turned sanctuary for the pioneers of graffiti.
From 1984 to 2012, Marc-Aurèle Vecchione patiently photographed these ephemeral traces, building a unique archive of this hidden memory. With contributions from Frédéric Braun, he offers a rare testimony on the secret side of Parisian graffiti — a world of codes, rituals, and pure freedom, far from the gaze of institutions.
An essential book for anyone seeking to understand the true depth — literally and figuratively — of graffiti culture.
