Their Story

“We quickly got bored of conforming to other people’s preconceived ideas, so we started experimenting with approaches to art that didn’t fit into that whole plan.”

A loose group of artists based across the world from Brighton and Birmingham to Paris, Perth and Portland, Oregon, the ‘Agents’ evolved from graffiti crew Iconoclast in the early ’90s, and their street roots still influence the way they approach a project today; “What we bring from graffiti…” says the thoughtful, softly spoken System, “apart from aesthetics and the notion of strength in numbers, is the idea that you have to learn to adapt immediately, that art has to be reactive. You might plan a piece, only to come across the wall and find it’s the wrong shape or texture, or that there’s a guard dog chained to a nearby fence. As Agents Of Change we spend a lot of time coming up with plans, only to then alter them at the last minute, and I think our background in graffiti helps make that a lot easier.” With projects such as, Ghostvillage – an ephemeral art installation in an abandoned town in Scotland – the crew is redefining the way we engage with art on an international level.

For more information on the Agents of Change, please visit http://agents-of-change.co.uk/