Curator and Art producer : STREET ART IN ACTION and QUÉBEC NOVA MURALE
ALEX BY DECO REAL QUÉBEC, CANADA – JULY 2023
The artist explains his approach as follows: «This mural reflects my vision of children’s mental health. There are two parts to the same child: the cheerful, joyful, sunny and hopeful part and the darker, duller, more complex part. This explains why the left-hand side is oriented towards fairly bright colours and the right-hand side towards darker colours. The happy side of the child is holding out a sunflower towards his darker side, to bring him hope and light, a hand outstretched towards him. The two children are leaning on a cushion, to reassure them that they are in bed and asleep. The eyes of one of the children are masked by a coat of pink paint, a sign of his lack of desire to see beauty, light and hope.