Painted Graves Vol. 1- OPAK SDK

Description

Title: Painted Graves Vol. I
Author: Olivier Scuro
Release date: December 4, 2025
Publisher: Sabotage Editions
Format: 21 x 27 cm
Weight: 1530 g
Hardcover
300 color pages
Language: French / English

Painted Graves Vol.I

2001. After a decade of railway graffiti, Opak and the SDK crew stop painting trains in France, caught up in the legal system. Twelve years later, SNCF accelerates the scrapping of the country’s most beautiful trains and officially announces the death of the famous “petits gris.” That’s the trigger—Opak goes on a quest to paint all these legendary trains one last time. In the form of a logbook, Olivier Scuro reveals in the first volume of Painted Graves the details of this adventure and its origins in the 1990s, through numerous archive photos showcasing the works of Opak, Inxs, Honet, Pum, Fancie, Riot, Sime, Milk, Poes, Chill, Acid79, Skeme—to name just a few. A bit of urbex and adrenaline, some nostalgia… and above all, a lot of graffiti. 300 pages, text in English and French.

Sabotage Editions
Following Dirty Handz, Sao Paulo Signature, and Xplicit Grafx magazine’s epic run (1992–2009), Sabotage Editions is back in 2025. The world of train graffiti hides tightly kept secrets, and the “tales from the rails” by Sabotage Editions dive into their mysteries. Painted Graves opens the series with untold stories of the golden age of graffiti on trains, with more to come.

Olivier Scuro
Olivier Scuro, better known by his alias Opak, has been painting trains since 1990. 35 years later, he chronicles his journey through words and images, crafting unconventional photo-novels. In 2025, Painted Graves lays the cornerstone of this ambitious edifice.