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Episode 137.
A Conversation with Author, Jamie Jelinski.
Jamie just released a book called Scene of Crime, he’s the first return guest I’ve had on the Podcast, he’s also one of my oldest (and most accomplished) friends, among many other things.
Scene of Crime provides an unprecedented viewpoint on subway graffiti through images and documents produced by the Toronto Transit Commission’s security personnel. This book unveils a hidden institutional archive filled with incident reports and evidentiary photographs, offering a rare glimpse into the intersection of graffiti, law enforcement, and bureaucracy. Challenging conventional understandings of graffiti’s ephemerality, it reveals how photographs and texts extend graffiti’s lifespan while highlighting the complex dynamics between graffiti writers and the authorities who pursue them. Featuring essays by Jamie Jelinski, Causr, Euroboi, and Liv, the book gives fresh insights into the broader implications of transit graffiti and the evidence produced by those who investigate it.
In this episode we discuss: CAUSR & TRIK, Jamie’s compilation process, the focus of Scene of Crime, the book’s chronological span, essays from diverse perspectives, challenges with documentation, curation criteria, insights from Transit Security Reports, surveillance footage, the subject matter’s international appeal, and the book’s potential impact on legal precedents.
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