“Perception” – A Massive Anamorphic Mural That Stretches Across 50 Buildings in Cairo // Egypt

Sahjah | Abgelegt: Art & Design, Paintings, Streetart / Urban | 21. März 2016 um 15:30 | Keine Kommentare

Ein wirklich wahnsinnig sehenswertes Mural fertigte der tunesich-französiche Street Artist El Seed in den letzten Wochen in der ägyptischen Hauptstadt Kairo. Sein anamorphisches Piece “Perception” erstreckt sich über insgesamt 50(!) Häuser-Blocks des Stadtteils Manschiyyet Nasser und entfaltet seine wahre Pracht erst bei Blick aus der Ferne, beispielsweise von der Spitze des nahegelegenen Muqattam-Hügels aus. Der Künstler selbst sagt über die Arbeit an seinen aktuellen Werk folgendes: “In my new project ‘Perception’ I am questioning the level of judgment and misconception society can unconsciously have upon a community based on their differences. In the neighborhood of Manshiyat Nasr in Cairo, the Coptic community of Zaraeeb collects the trash of the city for decades and developed the most efficient and highly profitable recycling system on a global level. Still, the place is perceived as dirty, marginalized and segregated. To bring light on this community, with my team and the help of the local community, I created an anamorphic piece that covers almost 50 buildings only visible from a certain point of the Moqattam Mountain.” Einige Impressionen des einzigartigen “Perception”-Murals von El Seed lassen sich direkt hier unten in Augenschein nehmen. Just have a look + Enjoy:

World-renowned Tunisian-French graffiti artist El Seed has created an incredible artwork covering almost 50 buildings in the Manshiyat Nasr neighborhood in Cairo, in his latest project titled “Perception”. The massive anamorphic piece, which is only visible from a specific point on Cairo’s Moqattam hill, displays words from a quote by Saint Athanasius of Alexandria which says: “Anyone who wants to see the sunlight clearly needs to wipe his eye first”.

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