«Precariously» by Damien Mauro – STREET ART IN ACTION

Damien Mauro Interview about his project «Precariously»
7-09-2021

Name of the Street Art piece that has modified the urban space: Precariously

Location : Precariously

Year : April 2020

1- If you had to choose a Street Art piece that you created, as a transformation of the urban space, which one would you choose? How does this Street Art piece denote urban space metamorphosis?

I choose my wall in the city centre of Kiev. It’s a school wall, so i wanted to bring joy to illustrate the happiness of children. This is an order by the french Institut during a festival called the french spring. My will was to represent the political fragility. I tried to play with the Soviet architecture and my form work. Its a legal work.

When im painting, i like the interaction with the children. For me, the meeting between the artist and the citizen is essential. But my project is create before my intervention.

I work with the colors of the local architecture and my goal is that people feel in osmosis between the wall and their environnement.

I created a lot of ephemeral painting but now i aspire that my art stays in time.

My work is graphic and geometric, i like that it can adapt to architectural lines.

Sometimes, the quality of wall is poor, so it can be really hard to paint or i decided to play with the textures of the wall when it’s possible. In the future, i would like a large partipatory project to include the inhabitants to modify their urban spaces.