When I was filming Girl Power, I had the opportunity to meet Martha Cooper in New York. For those who don’t know her, Martha Cooper is one of the first graffiti photographers and co-author of the legendary book Subway Art. This book captured the rise of graffiti in New York during the 1980s, a time when people were afraid to enter the ghettos. However, graffiti inspired her so deeply that she took the risk to document it all for us. Thanks to her, we have this unique legacy that has inspired generations of artists worldwide to start doing graffiti. After the shoot, I asked her off the record if she would ever come to Prague, and she immediately said, “Sure! Something incredible happened – together with Blanka Čermáková, we organized the Martha Cooper Files exhibition at Trafačka gallery just a few months later. The entire graffiti and hip-hop scene got involved, creating an event that truly deserved a spot in the National Gallery. I dare to say that in the context of hip-hop, it was one of the most significant events ever held in Prague. People still remember it even years later and often tell me how groundbreaking it was.Since then, Martha and I have become friends, and I can only say that I never would have believed this was possible but Dreams come true.
