Over the weekend of 22-23 April 2017 the Montreal graffiti community got together to celebrate Scaner, one of this city’s best and most respected writers/artists, when they found out that he only had a short time to live. For the occasion, the walls of the MPC Papers building on the corner of Cabot and Gilmore in the South West (a Montreal graffiti hotspot) were completely redone by over two dozens of Montreal’s best writers and artists, plus friends of Scaner’s who traveled from as far as the USA and Barcelona for the occasion. All in all, nearly 40 new pieces were created during the weekend, they are all shown in the gallery below.

The building where the event took place has been in the past the site of graffiti gatherings such as Meeting Of Styles/Can You Rock. This is why the event was unofficially dubbed with the pun Scan You Rock and the name stuck.

In September 2018, for the first anniversary of Scaner’s death, the Cabot wall was completely redone by nearly 100 artists who came together to pay homage to their friend. A special photo article on this huge tribute wall can be seen here.

See also:

Wall2wallMTL photo spotlight on Scaner

pre-Scan You Rock photo gallery of the Cabot x Gilmore walls

Au cours du weekend du 22-23 avril 2017 la communauté graffiti montréalaise s’est réunie pour célébrer Scaner lorsqu’elle a appris qu’il ne lui restait que quelques temps à vivre. Pour l’occasion, les murs de l’édifice MPC Papers au coin de Cabot et de Gilmore dans le sud-ouest (un hotspot graffiti de Montréal) ont été complètement refaits par au moins deux douzaines des meilleurs artistes montréalais du graffiti ainsi que par quelques amis graffeurs de Scaner qui sont venus d’aussi loin que des Etats-Unis et de Barcelone pour l’occasion. En tout, près d’une quarantaine de nouvelles pièces ont été créées au cours de cette fin de semaine, elles sont toutes présentées dans la gallerie ci-dessous.

L’édifice où l’événement a eu lieu a par le passé été le site de festivals graffiti tels que Meeting Of Styles/Can You Rock. C’est ainsi que quelqu’un a officieusement baptisé l’événement du jeu de mot Scan You Rock, et le nom est resté.

En septembre 2018, pour le premier anniversaire du décès de Scaner, le mur du côté Cabot a été complètement refait par une centaine de graffeurs et autres artistes qui ont voulu rendre hommage à leur ami. Un article-photo sur cet immense mur hommage a été publié et peut être vu ici.

A voir aussi:

profil photo Wall2wallMTL sur Scaner

gallerie-photo des murs Cabot x Gilmore, pré-Scan You Rock

Cabot side

Scaner’s part in the Scan You Rock jam celebrating him

The celebrated man himself, Scaner . The piece was salvaged after Scaner’s death when the whole Cabot wall was redone by nearly 100 writers and artists for a huge tribute to their friend. See it here

Axe’s contribution to the Scan You Rock jam

Above Scaner’s piece is this bird of prey by Axe flying off with Scaner’s iconic ‘Mr Can Do’.

Hsix’s contribution to the Scan You Rock mega-jam

Stare’s part in the Scan You Rock mega-jam

Scaner’s crewmate in KG, Stare

Eskae’s contribution to the Scan You Rock jam

Roachi’s contribution to the Scan You Rock jam

Roachi from Brooklyn via Sydney.

Hoacs’ contribution to the Scan You Rock jam

Hoacs from New York.

Soten’s contribution to the Scan You Rock jam

Soten from Copenhagen / New York.

Trace’s contribution to the Scan You Rock jam

Trace from New York.

Zek from the Scan You Rock mega-jam in the South West

Scaner’s crewmate in KG, Zek

Jat’s contribution to the Scan You Rock jam

Harrry Bones’ contribution to the Scan You Rock jam

Musa’s contribution to the Scan You Rock jam

Kemr’s contribution to the Scan You Rock jam

Awe’s contribution to the Scan You Rock jam

ATWZ’s contribution to the Scan You Rock jam

ATWZ

Cemz (top) and Smak (ground level) contribution to the Scan You Rock jam

Nixon (top) and Sober (ground level) for the Scan You Rock jam

Gilmore side

Jaker (top), Legal (middle) and Johste (ground) contribution to the Scan You Rock jam

Earth Crusher’s part in the “Scan You Rock” mega-jam

The AG Crew’s contribution to the Scan You Rock jam

The AG Crew ‘s Snipes and Senk

Scien’s contribution to the Scan You Rock jam

The 123Klan’s Scien

Klor’s contribution to the Scan You Rock jam

The 123Klan’s Klor

Jaber’s contribution to the Scan You Rock jam

Scaner’s crewmate in KG, Jaber

Sino’s contribution to the Scan You Rock jam

Narc’s contribution to the Scan You Rock jam

Shok’s contribution to the Scan You Rock jam

Pito’s contribution to the Scan You Rock jam

Skor’s piece for the Scan You Rock jam

Some’s contribution to the Scan You Rock jam

SewK’s contribution to the Scan You Rock jam

Kemt’s contribution to the Scan You Rock jam

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Fleo (blue), Dodo Osé (red letters) and Axe (character) contribution to the Scan You Rock jam