Most Played Moment: Interview with Amsterdam’s Street Poet Laser 3.14

Here's another Most Played Moment, in this clip, Mickelle sits down with two Genesis members of the House of Peregrine community: Laser 3.14, Amsterdam’s beloved street poet and cultural icon, and Bo Smol, founder of the Dutch Web3 collective. What unfolds is a deeply personal and unexpectedly poetic journey through the origins of Laser’s signature style—a style that turned public walls into portals for introspection and connection. From experimenting with illustration and comics at home to bringing poetic lines into public space, Laser shares how his creative rebellion was born from both nostalgia and quiet defiance. 

What started as a simple experiment—painting thoughts onto city walls—evolved into a movement that’s lasted decades. Through candid stories, Laser reveals how traditional graffiti often alienated everyday people, and how his work sought to bring them back in. He speaks to the shift from political slogans of the ‘80s to the ad-saturated cityscape of the ‘90s, and how he found space to say something meaningful, even if no one understood it at first. His reflections are textured by Bo’s insight into artistic evolution and public engagement—making this conversation as rich as the city walls it celebrates. 

Key Moments:

• The Birth of Laser 3.14 – How poetry and visual art merged in a private experiment that grew into a public voice.
  
  
• Graffiti for the People – Why traditional tagging felt inaccessible, and how Laser shifted his work to be more inclusive and legible.
  
  
• Political Roots and Cultural Memory – A call back to the bold street slogans of the 1980s that once shaped public consciousness.
  
  
• From Crude Tools to Signature Style – The early technical limitations of graffiti and the evolution of Laser’s now-iconic aesthetic.

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