Jaye de Tunis

“Wall of Fame” // TunisAfter the completion of this new highway interchange, I felt it was a shame to leave all these walls untouched. So, I decided to paint them myself initially, to test the waters with the police and curious onlookers. Later, I planned to invite local and international artists, with the idea of ​​creating an open-air exhibition. This is a personal project, as graffiti doesn’t…

They say the best moments are the ones you don't plan. And well, it's true... a great meeting and a great afternoon in Graff Ivoire. A new Tunis/Abidjan connection. Welcome to Tunisia, my friend...

A spot I had long coveted, on the Tunis / La Marsa highway on this sunny Sunday.

A spot I had long coveted, on the Tunis / La Marsa highway on this sunny Sunday.

Always on the lookout for the best spots in Tunis to place my letters, I decided to go over an old graffiti that had aged badly

.• Ramadan is a great time to paint graffiti in Tunis; at the time of breaking the fast, the streets are deserted, so I take advantage of it to place some @jaye_de_tunis pièces 

 Very simple and legible letters. I use graffiti as therapy, a way to decompress. I no longer feel the urge to create very complex styles and spend several days on a single piece. But there’s still a search for style; I want to move away from graffiti, but I haven’t found a direction yet.

 So happy to see my friend @powvania again! We first met in 1997. We bumped into each other quite a few times after that. He invited me to his festival in Béziers in 1999. We also met in Geneva, and of course every time he came to Paris. So when he told me he was coming to Tunis, we were going to celebrate in front of a wall, and it happened to be his birthday… a little painting session with…