Swiss artists Christian Rebecchi & Pablo Togni AKA Nevercrew have created a new mural in Grenoble (situated in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France). The mural was impeccably timed seeing that life is soon to grind to a halt once again in many parts of the world.
This new work is titled ‘Collapse’ and curated Grenoble Street Art Festival. This is Nevercrew’s second offering for the festival and ‘Collapse’ is directly connected with the duo’s 2016 creation, ‘Ordering Machine’. ‘Collapse’ brings forward the dichotomy between needs and exploitation; belonging and appropriation, and the mural shines a megawatt light on the distorted perception that humankind has of nature.
The artists say the mural focuses on “the idea of human systems that are far from a balance with nature and consequently far from a balance with humans themselves; of systems that are made from humans but not for humans, and the demonstration of this, beyond the evident social imbalances, in the fact that humankind is incoherently destroying the same environment of which is part and that allows it to exist.
A faulty perception of the relationship with nature, an influenced vision of truth that anesthetizes empathy despite the evidences. The human position in an overall global system where it seems impossible to be aware of the state of emergency, while continuously suffering its direct consequences.”
The pair continue to impress the street art world and Grenoble residents alike with the scale and precision of their gigantic murals, and of course the equally powerful messages at the root of them. Christian and Pablo’s working relationship spanning 20 years is testament to their dedication: it’s no wonder that Nevercrew are such a titans of the urban art world.
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