The launch of Dlala Indima 2010 to 2020 Retrospective: Portrait of a Graffiti Project highlights the role of graffiti as a tool for social change. The book is written in the form of a conversation interview, providing readers with a first-hand account of the Dlala Indima graffiti project and its impact on marginalised communities in the Eastern Cape Province.

Graffiti is often seen as a form of vandalism, but “Dlala Indima” aims to challenge this perception by highlighting the positive impact that graffiti can have on society. As an art form that originates from the street, graffiti has historically been used as a means of expression for marginalised communities. The book examines how graffiti can be used to challenge the oppressive state system and enable the marginalised to speak, resist and depict their lived experiences.

Through a combination of storytelling, images, and narratives, the book on “Dlala Indima” offers a historical and philosophical reflection on the meaning and significance of the Dlala Indima projects. The book highlights how hip-hop culture, which encompasses the five elements of emceeing, deejaying, b-boying, graffiti, and beatboxing, can provide a platform for knowledge production, new cultural development, and storytelling.

Buntu Fihla and Dr Zingisa Nkosinkulu provide firsthand accounts of their experiences working on the Dlala Indima project and highlight the importance of sub-cultures in preserving indigenous knowledge and challenging the colonial system.