Who I issss…
Hey, I’m Silla Saiben—designer, drummer, smutmaker, and full-time chaos conductor. Born Aaron Christopherson, I operate out of Athens, Buford, and Atlanta, Georgia, pushing art that’s absurd, uncomfortable, and undeniably true.
I started drawing before I could hold a groove, but music stole me early. I've been drumming since 9th grade and now carry a 300+ song setlist everywhere I go—whether I’m busking under streetlights or playing shows with my band Pretty Colors. I live for pocket, groove, and making sounds that hit you in the chest.
When times got tight, I circled back to visual art—editing, shooting, designing merch for my friends, and eventually launching my own lines. That hustle turned into passion. Now I create digitally driven collections that drip with irony, bite back at capitalism, and walk the line between horrifying and hilarious.
My work is inspired by Buddhism, mutualism, hip-hop, death metal, old propaganda, and the glorious weirdness of mushrooms and LSD. I believe absurdity is the key to freedom, and humor’s the only universal language besides love. I make smut. I make noise. I make sense. And sometimes, I make you laugh when you really shouldn’t.
At the end of the day—
This is all I have.
Brand Statement
Silla Saiben isn’t just a brand—it’s a rebellion stitched into fabric. Born out of survival, raised on groove, and powered by a middle finger to the machine, this is wearable art for the anti-normal.
Each piece is made to disturb the peace just enough to make you think. Whether it’s a tee, a jersey, or eventually a pair of dripped-out overalls or sweatpants, the goal stays the same: truth, through texture. I design for the misfits, the meditating metalheads, the barefoot buskers, and the folks who laugh at power 'cause they see right through it.
This is streetwear for the spiritually feral.
This is satire with a spine.
This is Silla Saiben.
Scary. True. Unavoidable.