Author Archives: francoisgranier
THE 14TH LINE
Timofei Radya, Yekaterinburg, Russia A tightrope walker moves along an imaginary line delineating the sidewalk tiles. Timofei Radya is from the youngest generation of new Russian street artists, for whom taking risks in a repressive society is a normal part … Continue reading
SKATING RINK
Semyon Motalyanets, St. Petersburg I will rub soap on the asphalt sidewalk in the form of a stretched out path. I will wet soap from a pulverizer and begin to skate as a person skates in winter on the … Continue reading
THE DOTS
Olga Zovskaya, Moscow, Russia I will place M&Ms in a line along the sidewalk. This trail represents the opportunity to return, as well as a “period.” Once I finish creating a line on one side of the street, I cross … Continue reading
INFORMATIONAL STRATA
Nargiz Chynalieva, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan We are all surrounded by various types of information, i.e. advertising, entertainment, news, public opinion, which attempts to influence our actions and thoughts. In this work, the artist is trying to free herself of these layers of … Continue reading
GRATITUDE TO THE INVISIBLE MAN
Felix Mashkov, Vladivostok, Russia I will make cardboard stencils with gratitude to sanitation service. I will ask people to put their signatures on my stencils with gratitude. Then I’ll put stencils on rubbish bags which are located on 14th Street. … Continue reading