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Huge Mural by Ella & Pitr Represents a Refugee Seeking Entrance to France

duo Ella & Pitr handle the gravity of the worldwide refugee crisis in their most recent mural, Le Naufrage de Bienvenu/The Shipwreck of Bienvenu. The gigantic mural reaches over 47 meters (154 feet), scaling the outside of Piney’s Dam at La Valla-En Gier, Rhone-Alpes, .

Ella & Pitr often highlight failed societal groups like the elderly and displaced by putting them on highly visible urban canvases like snowy hillsides or older airport tarmacs. Their selection of a dam–a massive aquatic blockade–can be interpreted with regard to the swelling catastrophe of homeless individuals crossing the from .

The and their staff spent ten times suspended by the dam to fill out the painting. You can follow more of Ella & Pitr’s work on Instagram.