Rash, stylized as RASH, is a 2005 Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n documentary film, directed by Nicholas Hansen. Its subject is contemporary urban Australia and the artists who are making it a living host for illegal artwork called street art

Street art

Street art is any art developed in public spaces — that is, "in the streets" — though the term usually refers to unsanctioned art, as opposed to government sponsored initiatives...

. Rash explores the cultural value of unsanctioned public art and the ways that street art and graffiti

Graffiti

Graffiti is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property....

 contribute to public dialogue.

Featured artists include Chali 2na

Chali 2na

Charles Stewart , better known as Chali 2na is an American rapper and hip hop artist, formerly associated with the groups Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli.-Early life:...

, Dest, Dominic Allen, Fers, Fliq (BurnCrew), Ha-Ha

Ha-Ha (street artist)

- Work :Ha-Ha is a stencil artist based in Melbourne, originally from Hamilton, New Zealand. Despite his occupation, Ha-Ha has never been to art school. He was inspired by a street artist known as "Psalm" at the start of his stenciling career, as well as "Rone" and "Phibs". Ha-Ha engages in...

, James Dodd, KAB 101, Kano, Lister, Meek

Meek (street artist)

Meek is a notable street artist operating out of Melbourne, Australia, and specialising in the sub-genre of Stencil graffiti....

, Miles Allinson, Prism, Psalm, Reka, Sixten

Sixten (street artist)

Sixten is a notable street artist operating out of Melbourne, Australia. He originally comes from Sweden. In 2009 he was credited as the inspiration for the album cover of Green Day's album titled 21st Century Breakdown by the album artwork director Chris Bilheimer.- Background :Sixten did his...

, Snog, Sync, Tai Snaith, Tower, and Vexta

Vexta

Vexta is a prominent Melbourne street artist. She is especially notable because she is a female operating in a male-dominated arena. Her work is mostly human portraiture. Vexta requests that her name not be published....

.

Awards

• Best Australian Documentary, 2005, Film Critics Circle of Australia The FCCA is a member of FIPRESCI
• Runner up Audience Favourite Documentary, 2005 Melbourne International Film Festival
  Melbourne International Film Festival
  The Melbourne International Film Festival is an acclaimed annual film festival held over three weeks in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1951, making it one of the oldest in the World....