{"product_id":"time-s-against-us-veleno","title":"TIME’S AGAINST US – Poison","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"align-j mob-block-margin\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime’s Against Us by Veleno\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erecounts a personal journey within Italian writing, starting in the province of Caserta in the 1990s and from a unique vantage point: a balcony overlooking a railway depot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt was there that Valerio “Veleno” began to read a language made of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewildstyle, throw-ups, and tags\u003c\/strong\u003e, watching the letters traverse the territory on railway carriages. The railway became his first point of contact with a culture that would profoundly influence his way of seeing the city, people, and public space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough archival photographs, documents, testimonies, and personal reflections, the book reconstructs a story that intertwines individual experience with the evolution of writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the province of Caserta to writing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime’s Against Us\u003c\/strong\u003e, the province is not simply a backdrop. The countryside, asphalt, stations, and railway depots form an apparently peripheral environment that instead becomes a place for observation, experimentation, and engagement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe quick gesture of bombing coexists with the search for style, the study of letters, and a constant attention to what happens around. Writing thus emerges not only as a visual practice, but as a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etool for knowledge and presence in urban space\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn archive of 1990s graffiti culture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most interesting aspects of the volume is the account of an era before digital communication. Connections between writers were made through: printed photographs, letters and correspondence, face-to-face meetings, travel, the exchange of sketches and materials, and the observation of moving trains. A network built slowly, in which images and information traveled physically from one city to another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book restores this analog dimension, showing how even a peripheral reality could be transformed into a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecreative laboratory connected to a much broader scene\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle, belonging, and movement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime’s Against Us by Veleno\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexplores different levels of writing culture: stylistic research, bombing, territory, friendships, travel, and the construction of identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe original and unpublished material allows us to read the author's journey within the social and generational context in which it developed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat emerges is a story that certainly speaks of graffiti, but above all of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etime, belonging, formation, and movement\u003c\/strong\u003e, showing how writing can become a way to interpret the place where you grow up and build relationships beyond its borders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime’s Against Us published by Showdesk\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA publication aimed at writers, graffiti enthusiasts, independent book collectors, and anyone interested in the history of Italian urban subcultures told through direct testimonies and archival materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find this and other books dedicated to graffiti, urban art, and street culture in the ‘\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.astrofat.it\/collections\/bookstore\" title=\"Astrofat Bookstore\"\u003eBookstore\u003c\/a\u003e‘ section of the website.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"description_properties\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eCategory:\u003c\/strong\u003e Graffiti, Wall, Street Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e22×22cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eCover:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSoftcover \/ Dust Jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMillboard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eItalian\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages: 208\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublished by:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eShowDesk \/\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJuly 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISSN: 979-12-81-37509-3\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Independent Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68061741842586,"sku":"BK-TIAU-VLN","price":30.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/7951\/1228\/files\/astrofat-veleno-times-against-us-book-cover.jpg?v=1793966585","url":"https:\/\/www.astrofat.it\/en\/products\/time-s-against-us-veleno","provider":"Astrofat","version":"1.0","type":"link"}