2001. After a decade of railway graffiti, Opak and the SDK crew stop painting trains
in France, caught up in the legal system. Twelve years later, SNCF accelerates the
scrapping of the country’s most beautiful trains and officially announces the death
of the famous “petits gris.” That’s the trigger—Opak goes on a quest to paint all
these legendary trains one last time. In the form of a logbook, Olivier Scuro reveals
in the first volume of Painted Graves the details of this adventure and its origins in
the 1990s, through numerous archive photos showcasing the works of Opak, Inxs,
Honet, Pum, Fancie, Riot, Sime, Milk, Poes, Chill, Acid79, Skeme—to name just a
few. A bit of urbex and adrenaline, some nostalgia… and above all, a lot of graffiti.
300 pages, text in English and French.

Sabotage Editions
Following Dirty Handz, Sao Paulo Signature, and Xplicit Grafx magazine’s epic run
(1992–2009), Sabotage Editions is back in 2025. The world of train graffiti hides
tightly kept secrets, and the “tales from the rails” by Sabotage Editions dive into
their mysteries. Painted Graves opens the series with untold stories of the golden age
of graffiti on train, with more to come.

Olivier Scuro
Olivier Scuro, better known by his alias Opak, has been painting trains since 1990. 35
years later, he chronicles his journey through words and images, crafting
unconventional photo-novels. In 2025, Painted Graves lays the cornerstone of this
ambitious edifice