L'EAU DE LOIRE, AT GIEN, FRANCE
"Agua del Loira" / "Loire water"
The last two weeks, and after many changes, I finally returned to share a residence with the Urban Art Agency team at Pressigni Les Pins. A great group of people who organize the Label Valette festival at the end of the summer and with whom I had the opportunity to work in the summer of 2020, creating a mural in the city of Montargis.
This year the project was different. The objective was to paint one of the three water tanks in the city of Gien, next to the Loire River. A totem with more than 35 meters high and with a total of 1500 square meters. It was an opportunity that I never imagined I could have and it has been incredible.
Inside the water tower. By Fabe Collage
The flat lands near the Loire Valley make the weather totally unpredictable and after 12 days of rain, wind, cold, heat and sun we managed to finish this great project. I am very grateful to Mathieu, Seb, Pepe and the other people who did their part to make it happen and worked with me in the process.
Some pictures about the process by Fabe Collage:
Water has always been synonymous with life. The human being developed the first civilizations along great rivers. The city of Gien is located on the banks of the Loire River, the second most important in France, where ospreys, common terns or gray herons are some of the many species that coexist, live and take advantage of its resources, such as the inhabitants of Gien. This water tank is one of the many that can be seen in this area. Very flat lands that need high places to store the water and be able to distribute it.
A mural that does not end, that rotates, an infinite cycle. No beginning or end.
The movement through the flight of the birds of the Loire:
It has definitely been a cool and tough project in equal measure. I am very grateful to have had this opportunity.
Thanks again to Urban Art Agency, all the volunteers, the City of Gien and everyone involved. It has been a pleasure and I hope we will see each other again soon.
