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Mural: Le Marché acrylic on cement; approx. 300 square metres
Location: Argentan Town Centre, Normandy, France; Client: Argentan Town Hall
Year: 2008
This piece forms a striking backdrop for Argentan’s town centre, which has a long history as an open-air, fresh produce marketplace. One of the many towns of Normandy heavily bombed during World War II, the town centre and market square were completely rebuilt after the liberation of France. A place of immense cultural diversity, the marketplace is a hub for this region as people from all over the countryside flock to sell their produce, meet with friends and stock up for the week ahead. This wonderful, busy community hub directly inspired the piece, capturing many of the locals and their individual activities. The F. Leger mural portrait that you can see in the background is part of a seperate commission for the Argentan Hospital