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On a small island surrounded by hundreds of wooden huts on stilts, in the middle of Lake Nokoue in southeast Benin, a giant painting is taking shape. For three hours, in 41 degrees Celsius heat, French artist Saype transformed a playground in the floating village of Ganvie. The 33-year-old says he’s seen paintings before in a local gallery, “but painting on the grass? That’s a first.” It’s not just the art attracting curious residents the artist himself intrigues many. The strokes of paint have formed into two giant interlaced hands. The interlaced hands are “a symbol of kindness and goodwill between people,” he says, “to try and build bridges.” For Saype, whose real name is Guillaume Legros, this painting is part of “the largest human chain in the world.” The “Beyond Walls” project started in P
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Giant fresco appears in floating Benin village AFP 3/11/2021 AFP © Yanick Folly Guillaume Legros, also known as Sype, painted vast joined hands in Benin as part of a chain of similar works around the world
On a small island surrounded by hundreds of wooden huts on stilts, in the middle of Lake Nokoue in southeast Benin, a giant painting is taking shape. © Yanick Folly A white man is a rare sight in Ganvie village, let alone one creating a huge painting on the ground
For the past three hours, in 41 degrees Celsius (106F) heat, French artist Saype has been busy transforming a playground in the floating village of Ganvie.
Benin
Andorra
Istanbul
Turkey
Paris
France-general
France
Ouagadougou
Kadiogo
Burkina-faso
Eiffel
Eastern-cape