Invader One

“Invader One” brings childhood arcade nostalgia crashing into street art reality through an oversized Space Invader built from used spray paint cans. Each can is battle-scarred, covered in layers of multicoloured paint that tell the story of countless pieces created over the years.

There’s something brilliant about using actual graffiti cans to build a pixelated game character. It’s like street art eating itself – the tools becoming the art, the medium becoming the message. The weathered, paint-splattered surfaces aren’t decoration, they’re history. Every mark represents moments when creativity happened, when someone grabbed a can and made their mark. This piece connects two cultures that shaped how a generation saw rebellion – arcade gaming and street art – showing how both gave kids a way to fight back against the ordinary.