Description
(It is a pun : “Con” means “Idiot” and “Vaincu” means “Defeated”)
“Convaincu” means “convinced”, it is reference to the famous Socrate sentence “All I know is (that) I know nothing”.
Friche Artistique, 10 avenue de Chardonnet, Besançon (FR)
Action
Bien Urbain 7
1 month : From 20th may to 17th June 2017
Place : mobile
Associate artist : OX (FR)
13 guest artists : Alias Ipin (FR), Bla+ (FR), Ekta (SWE), Ericailcane (IT), ESPO Stephen Powers (US), Sasha Kurmaz (UA), Jordan Seiler (US), Diana Sirianni (IT), Cie Spina (IT), LN Surfil (FR), OX (FR), Olivier Toulemonde (FR), The Wa (FR)
Biography
Heir to the impertinent aspect of graffiti, The Wa interrogates and destabilizes in small touches the codes imposed by the public or private power. He creates situations from road signs, garbage bags, beach towels or garden dwarfs, as responses to nonsense that became a little too common.
Photo credits
Élisa Murcia-Artengo, Quentin Coussirat, David Demougeot