Public art · Perpignan
Roundabout sculpture and a 108-metre fresco in Perpignan
Two large-scale public artworks designed and directed by Schmulb in Perpignan, in the South of France.
The roundabout: a truck stuck in the ground
Humour aside, what appealed to me most in terms of perspective when I designed this artwork was the idea of making the truck look smaller by enlarging the characters. This disproportion is what gives the piece its playful feel. It stands on a roundabout in an industrial area on the northern outskirts of Perpignan (France).
The giant nut is made from six panels of honeycomb polyester fibre and measures 2.45 metres in diameter. I also drew all the assembly plans for the characters, which were made by a specialist workshop. The lorry was donated by another company, and the whole project was brought together by the MDA (Maison des Artistes in Perpignan) and an association (AEP).
Fresco on wooden panels: “What books carry”
A 108-metre fresco of wooden panels fixed to metal hoarding, along a supermarket's warehouses on a street leading to a secondary school.
Pages carried away by the Tramontane – the wind of Catalonia: shapes that keep changing, like the endless flow of words, ideas, knowledge, messages and dreams.
Some panels were left blank for free tags and graffiti.
Artists who took part:
- Laurence Godon
- Franck Maurence
- Nadja Lanskoy
- Patrice Amiaud
- Christian Aubineau
- Slavo Buzor
- Triglia
Artistic direction by Schmulb: training courses, creative supervision of workshop groups, methodological input and improvisation, with or without a set theme.
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