At the beginning of 2009 I saw this young lady crawling, climbing, ducking and performing other cool gymnastics moves on stage that I wish my body could do. After figuring out she was not part of the horrible venue's back up dancers, but was operating a camera like there was no tomorrow, I knew this could be something special. Rosa Maria Koolhoven works under the name of Nikanika.com. She lives in Utrecht and is in her final year of Graphic Design at the HKU High School of Arts Utrecht. During weekends she likes to take pictures at parties, of which 80% are dubstep parties.

Not so long ago my friend Ivesone told me to keep an eye out for the young and talented Roy Schreuder. Roy is from the northern part of Holland, where they basically speak another language, rock wooden shoes and don't know what a Tram is (okay not totally true, but I'm trying to paint a picture here). There's a sick graff scene out there , but a non-existent street art scene except for Roy. Even though he's quite alone in his practice of street art up north he does well, really well! Actually, since I've been following his work I dare to say that you too should be keeping track of this guy because he has the talent and ambition to rise up from the overwhelming sea of street artists out there.

A mix between electro tunes, industrial steel, cranes, electricity masts and urban landscapes. That's what I'd say if someone would ask me to explain what the works of Graphic Surgery look like.This two-man collective has an abstract style which is undeniably unique. In 1999 they've started working together under the name EHGZ which now grew out to their own design studio. For their free work they use the name Graphic Surgery, which also says a lot about how they work. They're masters of different media, and in every one they work with the same surgical precision. Even though they've been going strong for a while, I just recently encountered their works and was instantly intrigued.

Not too long ago we came across a digitalized blackbook of one of the biggest Dutch graff legends: COSH. Honestly, we haven't been so excited in a while! COSH is well known for his awesome characters and was among the first to take Dutch graffiti to the next level. It's easy to forget the old-school but seeing that black book makes you remember where it all came from. Nowadays, COSH is a freelance designer/illustrator, animator, electro music producer, he makes sculpters and in other words, is a full time artist. His work can be found in videoclips (some Dutch people might know his work from the videoclip 'de vierde kaart' by brainpower) 'till childrens books. This guy has laid down the base for a lot of artists we feature nowadays, so we are particularly proud to present you this feature with COSH!