Hello our name is LastPlak

Lastplak is a group of around nine painters with different backgrounds and diverse skills. Their goal is to paint, no matter what surface, size or location. Their work can be found all over the world, but their homebase is Rotterdam, The Netherlands, so that’s where most of their stuff can be seen.

A book about ten years of Lastplak. Ten people, tens of thousands of spray cans of paint and just as many promotions, stickers, templates and murals, it was time to bundle the work. Hello, our name is… is about the passion for making murals, sticker campaigns and the adventures they experienced. Hello, our name is… is a richly illustrated book that takes the reader through the history of Lastplak by means of many photos.

Hello, our name is Lastplak and we love to paint!

Lastplak started as a group of young people who – outside the official circuit around Rotterdam – appropriated Rotterdam with graffiti and sticker campaigns. A dozen of these stickers from that time decided to unite under the name Lastplak. Lastplak is a loose association, without rules but with solidarity and spontaneous actions. Lastplak became a well-known name in international urban art circles, because worldwide its members left behind guerrilla art. Lastplak’s work can be seen outside of Rotterdam in St. Petersburg, Berlin and Los Angeles. After a number of years of pure stickers, Lastplak started painting. Sometimes on the street, sometimes indoors, sometimes illegally and sometimes on assignment. In this way the group eventually entered all kinds of cultural circuits. Lastplak has been around for ten years now and it is time for a book. This book is not only about the adventures of a special collective, but also about a crucial piece of art history of the most modern city in the Netherlands.