YZ is a french/english artist in
between graffiti and stencil. She uses
different techniques to create her minimalist and architectural
designs. In 2003 she initiated the project « Open Your Eyes », a
giant’s face painted on to the tombstone-like electrical
cabinets of fifty or so Paris streets. The selected locations
are crossroads, stations and intersections. They symbolize the
web of communities, exchanges and sharing between cultures.
Painted on to the network of electrical cabinets (which are
supposed to bring us light), these faces, in turn, constitute a
giant face superposed over the map of the city; an evolving
fresco which brings the spotlight to all the smaller struggles
for global change. A way of saying that little is needed to make
oneself heard. YZ brought this concept internationally and the
face has been traveling worldwide. YZ’s work is inspired by the
urban environment and gives a poetic view of our living space.
Each project she is putting up in the street has a specific
meaning and is integrated in the space. As a complementary work,
YZ is also using video art as well as electronic music. She is
mixing all these media to create outdoor and indoor
installations. For more information on YZ and her work please
visit
www.OpenYourEyesProject.com
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