{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Graffiti, Marker \u0026 Spray Cans"],"cover":{"alt":"","height":1288,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-art.jpg","width":2432},"credit":"","date":"2010-03-29T14:46:57Z","description":"Berlin based light-writer TOFA is one of the light-graffiti protagonists in Germany. His traceless way of writing graffiti is very popular at the moment...","html":"\u003cp\u003eOften, light-writing or light-graffiti is also described as traceless graffiti. There are \u003ca href=\"/light-writing/\"\u003eseveral articles\u003c/a\u003e about that relative new art form, which combines the style and motion sequences from the traditional graffiti with the technical knowledge of photography, in my archives\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the protagonists of light-writing in Berlin is Chris Noelle aka \u003cstrong\u003eTOFA\u003c/strong\u003e, who is visual jockey (VJ) in real life, initiator of the “Light-Write Festival”, which took place in Berlin in 2009, and responsible for the creative design at the well-known Tresor club in Berlin.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis website, \u003ca href=\"http://lightwriting.de\"\u003elightwriting.de\u003c/a\u003e, documents photographically his mixture of motion design, photography, light and urban art. If you are interested in TOFA’s work, I warmly recommend to take also a look at \u003ca href=\"http://www.metofa.com/\"\u003ehis portfolio\u003c/a\u003e!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere are some of his light-writings from 2010:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2432px; --image-ratio: 2432 / 1288\" data-source-width=\"2432\" data-source-height=\"1288\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1288\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-graffiti_hu_fbc7d8a04ecf0837.avif 480w, /light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-graffiti_hu_a3cfaf69d5630ff3.avif 960w, /light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-graffiti_hu_56f6552afb145862.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-graffiti_hu_9d6787776c3a9c3d.webp 480w, /light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-graffiti_hu_d75450632f155ac6.webp 960w, /light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-graffiti_hu_75597cd13c421d7e.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-graffiti_hu_b06aae418bdec460.jpg\" srcset=\"/light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-graffiti_hu_ea4d608372bdabfe.jpg 480w, /light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-graffiti_hu_5561a77adf9c6e63.jpg 960w, /light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-graffiti_hu_b06aae418bdec460.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"763\" alt=\"tofa light graffiti\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003etofa light graffiti\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2432px; --image-ratio: 2432 / 1288\" data-source-width=\"2432\" data-source-height=\"1288\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1288\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-tag_hu_c61d0295a7409aa2.avif 480w, /light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-tag_hu_9fddf6ba7ee6bde0.avif 960w, /light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-tag_hu_9f4ff465bee92983.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-tag_hu_a73bbb5123332568.webp 480w, /light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-tag_hu_f5de89c8feb42dbf.webp 960w, /light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-tag_hu_698c1b15ec59702c.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-tag_hu_bf3974b6b973afd7.jpg\" srcset=\"/light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-tag_hu_4466f929b928245c.jpg 480w, /light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-tag_hu_1ce3f8dd975dc107.jpg 960w, /light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-tag_hu_bf3974b6b973afd7.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"763\" alt=\"tofa light tag\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003etofa light tag\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2432px; --image-ratio: 2432 / 1288\" data-source-width=\"2432\" data-source-height=\"1288\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1288\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-writing_hu_b8f1bb6a8e2175c1.avif 480w, /light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-writing_hu_21a06198fdb3f3d3.avif 960w, /light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-writing_hu_a19501ed2718462f.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-writing_hu_f2697c75069d1d9f.webp 480w, /light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-writing_hu_917cf56cb876a1bd.webp 960w, /light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-writing_hu_f3acf60fa69c4a68.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-writing_hu_98302a0e2e20f135.jpg\" srcset=\"/light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-writing_hu_c4ac0c3ba10cde50.jpg 480w, /light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-writing_hu_d7231a3b5078c658.jpg 960w, /light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-writing_hu_98302a0e2e20f135.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"763\" alt=\"tofa light writing\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003etofa light writing\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nOften, light-writing or light-graffiti is also described as traceless graffiti. There are [several articles](/light-writing/) about that relative new art form, which combines the style and motion sequences from the traditional graffiti with the technical knowledge of photography, in my archives...\n\nOne of the protagonists of light-writing in Berlin is Chris Noelle aka **TOFA**, who is visual jockey (VJ) in real life, initiator of the “Light-Write Festival”, which took place in Berlin in 2009, and responsible for the creative design at the well-known Tresor club in Berlin.\n\nHis website, [lightwriting.de](http://lightwriting.de), documents photographically his mixture of motion design, photography, light and urban art. If you are interested in TOFA’s work, I warmly recommend to take also a look at [his portfolio](http://www.metofa.com/)!\n\nHere are some of his light-writings from 2010:\n\n![tofa light graffiti](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-graffiti.jpg\u003e)\n\ntofa light graffiti ![tofa light tag](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-tag.jpg\u003e)\n\ntofa light tag ![tofa light writing](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/light-writing-tofa/tofa-light-writing.jpg\u003e)\n\ntofa light writing ","tags":["Photography","Light Art","Berlin","Tofa"],"title":"Traceless Graffiti: TOFA’s Light-Writing","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/light-writing-tofa/"}