The exhibition Digital G-O-D at Vrij Paleis (Amsterdam) fuses street art and digital printing in a vibrant blend of visuals, material, and technology. After a debut in Singapore (2020), the concept now lands in the Netherlands with a new lineup of twenty top artists who share a fascination for spirituality, symbolism, and urban visual culture.
The show is an initiative of METAMO (Singapore) and Mama Magnet (NL/SG), and builds on the earlier Singapore edition with new works and a local line-up.
Notable names include Dutch street art icons Frankey, DOES, ZEDZ, Mossy Giant, The London Police, and Collin van der Sluijs, alongside international artists like ANTZ (Singapore), Jaba Mathieu (Colombia), and Humanoise (Tokyo). Together they employ digital techniques like UV printing, holography, and full-colour 3D printing to explore myths, rituals, and identity. Printing technology partner Mimaki supported the technical production.
Opening Night
On the opening night, June 20, around 250 visitors—artists, designers, techies and art lovers—mingled among the works at Vrij Paleis, an artist-run space right next to the Royal Palace. Many conversations were about transparent inks, print layering, and the sensory effect of printed fabrics. With its raw concrete walls and strong “artist-first” ethos, Vrij Paleis proved an ideal host.
Works That Stick
Some artworks immediately stand out through size, shape or material use. Take Iwan Sapa Eus Cironnup by Humanoise: a vibrant six-headed fox god from Ainu mythology, printed in translucent resin with layers of cyan, magenta, yellow, and clear resin. The piece feels almost liquid. Another striking centrepiece is his monumental “Digital G-O-D 2065 – 胡蝶之夢”, printed on fabric over four metres high.
Vertical Plus by Didier “Jaba” Mathieu is another highlight: a translucent lattice-like sculpture that plays with absence and volume. Made with the Mimaki 3DUJ-553, it showcases the precision possible in fine resin printing. His Weight of the World, a bold collage printed on vinyl using UV ink, gives street aesthetics a new scale and surface.
Dutch street art legends also push their own boundaries. Frankey’s Huggi Bear series features brightly coloured resin bears—naïve at first glance, but layered with commentary on branding, religion and nostalgia. DOES, once a professional footballer, exhibits Alphabet, a meticulously printed sculpture spelling out his tag name in a dynamic style. ZEDZ, a pioneer of graffiti architecture, presents Unique Edition, a layered compositions in vinyl, wood, glass, and acrylic—both graphic and modernist.
In another part of the space, Mossy Giant surprises with Hey Mister! You Forgot Your Plant!, a lush canvas work evoking ecological sci-fi. The painted figure appears half-robot, half-organic, referencing both muralism and ecomodernism.
Amsterdam-based duo The London Police (Chaz & Bob) present their iconic “Lads” in a transparent dome sculpture, pulling their cartoon characters literally out of the wall. Meanwhile, Collin van der Sluijs’ Portrait series shows how hand-drawn work can retain its soul even when digitally printed on hard vinyl.
While some artists experiment with form, others delve into spiritual depth. ANTZ (Singapore) translates his Asian graffiti aesthetic into holographic prints that shimmer from every angle. His work EVERYTHING, printed on silver holographic paper, dazzles with Taoist and folk references. Acci Baba’s Genius Loci, printed on aluminium, reveals a ghost-like spirit made from smoke and fabric. Its texture and reflectiveness shift with the light.
Curator and artist Taketo Kobayashi (aka Humanoise) puts it best: “Art can be a place where differences come together, rather than create division.” With Digital G-O-D, he shows how technology can amplify the spiritual—and that street art can evolve without losing its raw, rebellious energy.
Exhibition ‘Digital G-O-D‘
Vrij Paleis, Paleisstraat 107, Amsterdam
20–29 June 2025, daily from 11:00 to 20:00
Free entry
Featuring work by Frankey, DOES, ZEDZ, Mossy Giant, The London Police, ANTZ, Humanoise, Collin van der Sluijs, Acci Baba, and Jaba Mathieu. A project by METAMO and made possible with support from Mimaki.
