VAAF

🇵🇸 Enough for me to die on her earth be buried in her to melt and vanish into her soil then sprout forth as a flower played with by a child from my country. Enough for me to remain in my country’s embrace to be in her close as a handful of dust a sprig of grass a flower. Fadwa Touqan  - Enough For Me Thank you @helsinkiurbanart for this lovely job, and thank you the people of Kannelmäki for being the warmest, loveliest and inviting people we have ever painted amongst! In Kannelmäki, Helsinki. Finland

THE ONLY WAY IS UP - VAAF, 2025! Commissioned by @ndsm & @dgtlfestival Swipe to see the scale (haha. The container arch looks so little when you aren’t standing under it). What a fun and wild way to open the painting season. So nice to be together again and in the sun! Again, painted with lovely @flexanl ! Which we got donated.

THE IMPACT OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE: Jonna’s master project at @konstfack in Stockholm. 40mx15,5m @jonnabolammers : ‘’Often in mainstream media, sexual violence is depicted from the perspective of the harasser. Articles on sexual harassment are frequently accompanied by stock photos of a woman holding up her hands in resistance, almost as if inviting viewers to adopt the perspective of the harasser. POV: you are sexually assaulting someone. There is also a huge emphasis on resisting, it begs the question with survivors: ‘did I do enough to stop my assault? Was it my fault?’ When this is the only way sexual violence is visualised, this becomes the only truth. A unempathetic, guild-ridden truth. So much is wrong with these one dimensional interpretations. I think a change of perspective is necessary. This mural is a part of that change of perspective. I want to change to way sexual violence is depicted and make work that is empathetic to survivors, without guilt, but still showing the impact of it. ’’ Made possible by - Blood sweat and tears by yours truly (this is personal project so project managed, permit drama, financing all organised by Jonna) -@malarmastarn  & @persson_hyrmaskiner_nordic  ! For the paint & lift! - Everyone who contributed to the crowdfunding! A 100000 thanks! - @vasakronanab  for the lovely wall! - The PAINTING CREW! @marianammmorais  @mvhnadia  @davxnx  @mimihorrell  @catarinapfcosta  @andrea.scribbles  @olofgrind  & @corneel.nyckees  @nicolasvittori  @julie.andrieux  !!!! Amazing amazing amazing! And now I’m going to sleep for 100 years!

“Last year it was: Men, your time is over. This year: Men, your time is NOW.” 👀🎨 @vaaf.nl is back at Spring Beast with a sequel mural — mixing humor, feminism, self-portraits and internet culture into one giant wall in Snösätra. A bored woman. 50 Shades of Grey. A laptop open to ChatGPT. And one very important question about modern masculinity 😭 This is what we love about Spring Beast: different voices, different perspectives and art that actually starts conversations. — “Förra året var det: Men, your time is over. I år: Men, your time is NOW.” 👀🎨 VAAF är tillbaka på Spring Beast med en uppföljare till förra årets mural — där humor, feminism, självporträtt och internetkultur möts på en gigantisk vägg i Snösätra. En uttråkad kvinna. 50 Shades of Grey. En laptop öppen mot ChatGPT. Och en väldigt viktig fråga om modern maskulinitet 😭 Det här är det vi älskar med Springbeast: olika röster, olika perspektiv och konst som faktiskt startar samtal. #springbeast #snösätra #streetart #graffiti #muralart

På lördag smäller det! MOTIV konstmarknad är en ny plattform där konstnärer och konstälskare får möjligheten att hitta varandra, samtala och inspireras. Målet är att tillgängliggöra konst i alla dess former för en konstintresserade publik, på platser där dom naturligt rör sig. Närskapat, direkt från konstnären! Välkomna på lördag 18 april - Stadsgårdsterminalen - klockan 18 -22 💫💜👀

PETITION IN BIO! English below, please share! Hjälp! Ja, det stämmer. Jag måste ta bort muralen vid Telefonplan. Stadsbyggnadskontoret nekade bygglovet: området har ett skyddat industriellt utseende, och tydligen betyder det: grått. Så grått blir det. Det här är mitt sista rop på hjälp: om någon bryr sig om den här muralen, bor på den här gatan, eller uppskattar vad den handlar om: dela! Berätta för folk! Skriv till politiker! Ring din politiker-faster! Jag måste måla över den i slutet av maj. Men om staden vill se förbi de här grå reglerna och ta del av mina 170 enkätsvar, som överväldigande vill behålla muralen, kanske de tänker om! Och om det ändå måste vara grått, kan vi åtminstone ha en intressant offentlig diskussion om gatukonst och vem som får bestämma. Dela gärna! ——— Help!!!! Yes, it’s true. I have to take down the mural at Telefonplan. The Stadsbyggnadskontor denied the permit, the area has a protected industrial look, and apparently that means: gray. So gray it goes. So this is my last plea: if anyone cares about this mural, lives on this street, or enjoys what it’s about: share! Tell people! Write to politicians! Call your politician aunt! I will have to paint over it at the end of May. But if the city wants to look past these gray rules and consider my 170 survey responses, which overwhelmingly want to keep this mural, maybe they will reconsider! And if it has to be gray, at least we can have an interesting public discussion about public art and who gets to decide. Please share!

Förra året kom @vaaf.nl (Jonna Bo Lammers) från Holland till Springbeast i Snösätra. Hon beskriver platsen som unik i Sverige – en fri och kreativ miljö som påminner henne om hemmet i Holland. Under festivalen skapade hon verket “Men your time is over” – en stark och minnesvärd målning som blev en del av Snösätras väggar. Varje år samlas konstnärer från hela världen här för att måla, mötas och skapa tillsammans. 📍 Snösätra, Stockholm 📅 14–17 maj 2026 🎟️ Missa inte årets festival Biljetter via Billetto – länk i bio ⸻ English 🇳🇱 Last year @vaaf.nl (Jonna Bo Lammers) came from the Netherlands to paint at Springbeast in Snösätra. She describes the area as a unique space in Sweden – a free and creative environment that reminds her of home. During the festival she created the piece “Men your time is over” – a powerful mural that became part of the Snösätra walls. Every year artists from around the world gather here to create, connect and share. #snösätra #streetart #graffiti #stockholmevents #stockholm 🎥 @tapegaomedia_oficial 📍 Stockholm 📅 May 14–17, 2026 🎟️ Don’t miss this year’s festival Tickets via Billetto – link in bio

🦸‍♀️ BWFF presents: Women on Walls 📅 Sunday February 8th 16:00 🌅 The street art scene is still often viewed as a male domain. But women are undeniably (and necessarily) present! What do female artists create and why is it so important to work toward greater balance? During Women on Walls, we put these makers center stage with a program of three powerful short films, followed by an in-depth panel discussion with @vaaf.nl , @laxmimanuela and @toscanabanana . Together, they explore practice, experiences, and their vision for a more equitable future for street art. 🎟️Tickets via bwff.nl 🔗Link in bio. 🤝Blind Walls Film Fest is made possible by @chassecinemabreda , @gemeente_breda and @provincienoordbrabant

We’re gonna have a chat together!! (In English) Blind Walls Film Fest is an event all about murals, and in this panel we will be sharing our experiences as women who paint on walls. @blindwallsgallery There will also be shown 3 short films: 🎥 ‘Being seen makes us happy’ by new-york based @charlotte.levin and Ava Newman. 🎥 ‘Concrete Canvas’ by @lunchpails 🎥 ‘Captain Eyeliner: feminist street art’ by @captain_eyeliner Get your ticket at: chasse.nl! 📸: @rosameininger & @the.awkward.party

⛄️ Loverly neighbor Anita send us these ❄️ pictures of the @vaaf.nl mural in the snow. Because of the wind some of the snowflakes are at the wall and the 🐶 seems to lick them up. 😅Beautiful, although almost all city has come to a standstill because The Netherlands is not used to snow.

Het doek is van ons! 📣 Het thema van IFA 2026 draait helemaal om ruimte innemen. Ruimte opeisen, ruimte delen, ruimte creëren. Al sinds onze oprichting zetten we ons in voor gelijke kansen en representatie in de filmwereld. Daarom zeggen we dit jaar trots: Het doek is van ons. 💜 We claimen onze plek in het filmlandschap en nodigen jou uit om dat samen met ons te doen.⁠ ⁠ Over 90 dagen is IFA van 5 t/m 8 maart 2026 in De Nieuwe Kolk! 🤩 IFA daagt je blik op gelijkwaardigheid en identiteit uit en verrast met pakkende arthousefilms én een bruisend festivalprogramma.⁠ ⁠ ✨ Achter de schermen is ons programmateam al volop aan het werk en over een paar weken maken we de eerste titels bekend!⁠ ⁠ De illustratie op het campagnebeeld is ontworpen door Lotte Masker en Jonna Bo Lammers van VAAF, een feministisch illustratieduo dat bekend staat om hun krachtige, kleurrijke muurschilderingen. ⁠ @vaaf.nl ⁠ #filmfestivalassen #internationaalfilmfestivalassen #internationaalfilmfestival #filmfestival #assen #denieuwekolk #IFA #IFA2026 #hetdoekisvanons #reframingspaces

Part two of our work for the @turning_thetide_ residency! At @stadsgardsterminalen at Slussen (Stockholm). A residency about Creative Actions for Climate Emergencies. Much thanks to @intercult and @artit_net , and many more! and much love to @studio_kollektivetlivet for their amazing project managing!