It’s been a while since Kaff-eine and Precious Littles last large scale outing at the Fibre Femmes group show and this time around not only teamed up together again, but they have combined forces with two heavy weights in Melbournes burgeoning light art world, Blacklodge and Tigtab. A part of Melbournes Midsumma Festival, Urban Scrawl looks like a groundbreaking way to start off the new year.

Urban explorers and purveyors of the long exposure shots, Tigtab and Blacklodge have been scouring the darkened tunnels beneath the surface of Melbourne for many a year – these two, combined with the prolific and highly endearing creative streaks of Kaff-eine and Precious, has resulted in a collaborative show blending light and paint, photography, video, words and compulsive meanderings through the decaying bowls of a modern city.

“URBAN SCRAWL is a collaborative collision between street art, light painting, photography and words from four of Melbourne’s most diverse urban artists.

Emerging from their shadowy haunts for the MIDSUMMA FESTIVAL are Kaff-eine, aerosol dynamo and prolific paster; and Precious Little, street art sweetheart and poetess mess. They are joined by light alchemists Tigtab and Blacklodge, who—through photography and ethereal illuminations—inject intimacy into forgotten spaces and reanimate sites of urban decay.

Navigating the monolithic themes of love, life, death and the minutiae in between, together they lead the expedition into the clandestine corners of Melbourne, from the painted laneways to the subterranean catacombs, snaking like a circulatory system beneath the city’s skin.

URBAN SCRAWL is where identity and ephemera intersect. ”

They’ve already also teased the hell out of us all with a lot of promo videos and small images previews – and, well, it worked. Thanks to some really great video editing and sneak peeks at works, and of course, the artists involved, Urban Scrawl has to be one of the most anticipated shows, already, for 2012 – and for damn good reason.

Who: Precious Little, Kaff-eine, Tigtab, Blacklodge
What: Urban Scrawl collaborative exhibition
Where: City Library, 253 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
When: Opening night is Thursday 19th January, 6pm til 8pm, however the exhibition itself is open from Monday 16th if you want to go and check it out!

Check out Kaff-eine, Blacklodge, Precious Little, Tigtab and the Facebook event page for more info.