Sunday, October 13, 2013

The largest street decoupage in the world?


Do you know what Actinic keratosis is? I did not... until yesterday morning, when I came across this silhouette at the Place du Palais Royal! Actinic keratosis ( Kératose Actinique in French) is a skin desease that hits 1 in 5 people - in France - after the age of 60 and is mostly due to too much sun exposure. To raise awareness on it, the lab that sells a cure for it organized a street happening; they asked 7 street artists to create the "largest" decoupage silhouette in the world on place du Palais Royal (FYI, it's made of 25 photos and has a global surface of 750 sq. meters - 8 072 sq feet).  I took this photo from the top of l'Hôtel du Louvre, nearby. More info in French on this website. Also, don't miss the stunning making of

7 comments:

  1. That's a fabulous decoupage! Great photo (as always)!

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  2. Thanks for climbing all the way to the crown of the Palais early in the morning to get this stiking image. Hint: those long shadows!

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  3. Maybe the only street decoupage in the world?

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  4. how creative of them to raise awareness this way! this really is a lovely vantage point too.

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  5. Lucky for us that you knew just where to go to get the best shot of this—and were willing to take the time to go up there. So—merci!

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  6. That's an view for the important about the decoupage. It's a great message for the viewers.....

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  7. Oh, and that video is fantastic! Hope all this "exposure" (PR) was successful in gaining the attention the organization was aiming for.
    And thanks for the longer informative caption for the image. We all learned a lot most of us probably were completely unaware of.

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