Street art works are no longer the prerogative of the city of Arkandjelo. Fréjus demonstrated this by commissioning the largest fresco in France (according to its author) on one of the facades of the Caquot hangar.
This monumental work, 120 meters long and 12 meters high, which swallowed 400 liters of paint, was inaugurated this Wednesday evening with municipal pomp, in front of a generous audience, but in the absence of the mayor.
César Malfi (centre), an artist from Nice, rewrote 2000 years of Fréjus history in fresco.
“Fréjus the Intrepid”, that’s his name “an ode to this city that managed to recover after many trials throughout its history, repelling numerous barbarian invasions and recently surviving the Malpasset Dam disaster. It celebrates this centuries-old resilience”underlines César Malfi.
Last night there were many people who attended the ceremonial opening of the fresco.Photo by Florian Escoffier.
The artist, originally from Nice, rewrote 2,000 years of the history of the Roman city on this fresco through the famous characters associated with it. The viewer thus discovers “The flame of adventure that burns in the eyes of Roland Garros, the first aviator to fly alone across the Mediterranean. The enigmatic and curious look of Jean Cocteau, who covered the chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Jérusalem. The millennial eye of Julius Caesar, the founder of the Forum Julius, the piercing and imperial gaze of Napoleon ..
Smartphone owners can now access a page that brings the work to life, highlighting its various elements and characters.Photo by Florian Escoffier.
Working in augmented reality
On the occasion of this inauguration, an additional dimension was added to the frescoes of the Caquot area. The third dimension even since it was about offering devices for augmented reality. Using a QR code placed on the ends of “Fréjus the Intrepid”, smartphone owners can now access a page that brings the work to life, highlighting its various elements and characters.
“The idea behind adding this piece of augmented reality, which was conceived from the very beginning, is to show that if Fréjus is rich in its 2,000 years of history, it is also forward-looking.”deciphers César Malfi, who prides himself on having also produced the greatest work in augmented reality in France.
“Since it is possible to keep the work on your device, the goal is also to allow the work, and therefore Fréjus, to travel and be shared with it.”specifies the artist who told the crowd last night: “It took the biggest fresco in France to tell your story. You can be proud of your territory.”
With the QR code placed at the end of “Fréjus the Intrepid” it is easy to revive the characters that made Fréjus what it is today, with its two thousand years of “history”.Photo by Florian Escoffier.
