Toulouse. Bellefontaine adorns its walls with frescoes honoring women
Giant frescoes honoring women
Giant frescoes honoring women
Artists have painted frescoes on the walls of buildings in the Bellefontaine district. A participatory project on the theme “women in the public space”, supported Wednesday evening. Claire is the name of the young woman who now sits on Place Niki de Saint-Phalle, in the heart of the Bellefontaine district. 33 meters high by 13 wide: his portrait is painted on the facade of a building. A work of artists signed Sismik-Azot, a duo of friends. “We took 12 days to do it together, with the participation of Julie, Mehdi and Shehrazade”, says Rémi Tournier, one of the two painters. Julie Novial had submitted the application with her children. “It was an excellent adventure, and I am proud to pass in front of this work of art every day”, completes the mother of the family. The project was born from the testimonies collected in questionnaires distributed in the buildings.
The fresco at the service of the social
“We were in contact with the inhabitants even if they did not participate. The fresco crystallized the debate”, explains Rémi Tournier. “Over the days, we were brought tea, couscous or pastries!”, He adds, touched. A social project to which the artist was invited by COOP’IB, a cooperation of social landlords. “We wanted to open up the neighborhood, give it another vision, give it to see”, develops the representative. The three frescoes respond to the same theme: women in the public space. “We wanted to break the standards of female representation, Claire has short hair and few breasts. It made a lot of talk, whether she was a ‘real’ woman or not”, explains the painter. This work wants to be “powerful and bearer of hope”, with the inscription “La tête haute” decided by a group of girls. All you have to do is go to the Bellefontaine district, renamed “the City of Graff” to discover this participative urban route.