In July, Seattle welcomed an extraordinary event that resonated across the city’s artistic landscape: the Spatiotemporal Project. Timed with Seattle Art Week, this immersive project, organized by ARTXIV and FFTTNW, supported by Montana Cans USA, transformed the Railspur venue in Pioneer Square and the surrounding downtown area into a vibrant canvas of urban art. Blending exhibition spaces with large-scale murals, a graffiti wall, and interactive workshops, Spatiotemporal created an experience where art, city, and audience converged.
SPATIOTEMPORAL EXHIBITION
At the heart of the project was an exhibition embodying the theme “belonging to both space and time.” Featuring notable street and graffiti artists like Vizie, Trav, Roids, Rime and Askew One, the show explored the fleeting, often ephemeral interactions between human moments and urban environments.
Spatiotemporal Artworks
“The thread that binds these artists’ work is the exploration of human moments through urban space and fragments of visual ephemera. Graffiti, layers of torn posters, and remnants of old sign painting—all decontextualized and reimagined in a space where commerce and art intersect.”
Originally conceived for Brooklyn in 2020, Spatiotemporal’s journey was postponed due to the pandemic. Four years later, ARTXIV brought the project to life in Seattle, establishing a new, dynamic setting that connected art to both place and community. The exhibition ran from July 25–28 at Railspur Seattle on Occidental Ave, kicking off with a lively opening reception on July 25, featuring a performance by @muneca.band and a pop-up pro shop in collaboration with @artprimo and @neighborshardware.
THE GRAFFITI WALL: A Street Art Revival on 3rd Avenue
Collaborative Mural
After the exhibition’s opening, attention turned to a major city block on 3rd Avenue in downtown Seattle, just across from City Hall. This space, long dormant since 2020, became a canvas for an energetic graffiti wall, created by Trav, Roids, Rime, Revok and Askew One. Over two days, these artists revived the block with powerful visuals, breathing life into an area that had felt forgotten, transforming it into a striking street art showcase.
LARGE-SCALE MURALS AND WORKSHOPS: Art in Action
Spatiotemporal extended beyond its gallery roots, presenting large-scale collaborative murals throughout Seattle’s Pioneer Square and downtown Portland. The workshops offered were an opportunity for participants to engage directly with urban art techniques, guided by the same artists who contributed to the exhibition and graffiti wall. This hands-on experience allowed local artists and enthusiasts to tap into the mindset of creativity and spontaneity that define street art.
Spatiotemporal photos by Jon Furlong