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Seb Toussaint is a Franco-British artist and muralist born in Caen in 1988.
Coming from the Ultras scene, he is mainly known for his street-art project Share the Word.
As part of this project, he has produced more than 200 murals representing words proposed by inhabitants of different countries. These words also serve as the basis for his work on canvas.
In 2011 and 2012, he cycled around the world with two childhood friends and took the opportunity to perfect his art on the walls of the countries he visited. This trip gave him the idea to create Share the Word Project.
In 2023, he joined the collections of the Museum of Impressionism in Giverny.
During each episode of this project, Seb Toussaint spends a month in a marginalized community (slums, favelas, refugee camps, etc.) and asks the inhabitants to choose words which he then paints on their houses. The murals produced then serve as a support to tell the stories of these anonymous people and their neighborhoods.
At the same time, the President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos and the FARC were in major negotiations to reach a historic peace agreement between the two parties. This combination of circumstances then gave a spotlight on Seb Toussaint's mural who will shortly after receive joint public congratulations from the Colombian president and the FARC.
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