À Istanbul, l’artiste belfortain Saype relie l’Europe à l’Asie avec une fresque géante [photos]

Thibault Quartier | Publié le 26/10/2020 |

Après Paris, Berlin, Andorre, Genève, Ouagadougou, Yamoussoukro et Turin, l’artiste belfortain Saype poursuit son projet de plus grande chaine humaine du monde, à partir de fresques. Il vient de terminer la 8^e étape, à Istanbul, reliant l’Asie à l’Europe.

Après Paris, Berlin, Andorre, Genève, Ouagadougou, Yamoussoukro et Turin, l’artiste belfortain Saype poursuit son projet de plus grande chaine humaine du monde, à partir de fresques géantes. Il vient de terminer la 8^e étape, à Istanbul, reliant l’Asie à l’Europe.

Beyond the wall a été initié en juin 2019 (voir les étapes par ailleurs). Ce projet de plus grande chaine humaine au monde, à partir de gigantesques fresques réalisées avec de la peinture biodégradable, regroupe 41 étapes. 8 sont achevées. Et une étape importante vient d’être franchie : Istanbul. Sa fresque relie l’Asie à l’Europe. « Pour un peintre dont les œuvres monumentales veulent être des ponts jetés entre les cultures, la cité stambouliote constitue une étape essentielle, à la croisée des mondes de la Méditerranée et de la mer Noire », écrit l’artiste dans son dossier de presse.

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An aerial view shows French-Swiss artist Saype posing in a giant landart fresco, painted for the 8th step of his worldwide "Beyond Walls" project on a floating barge in the Golden Horn of the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey, on Saturday October 24, 2020. Three frescoes were created using biodegradable pigments made out of charcoal, chalk, water and milk proteins. The "Beyond Walls" aims at creating the largest symbolic human chain around the world promoting values such as togetherness, kindness and openness to the world. Here in Istanbul this step links Europe to Asia : one artwork was created at Bogazici University (2500 Sq. m) on the European side of the country, a second one was created in the Beykoz district (1600 Sq. m) on the Asian side and the two of them were linked by an artwork painted on a floating barge in the Golden Horn of the Bosphorus (2200 Sq. m). (Valentin Flauraud for Saype)

French-Swiss artist Saype works on a giant landart fresco, painted for the 8th step of his worldwide "Beyond Walls" project on a floating barge in the Golden Horn of the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey, on Saturday October 24, 2020. Three frescoes were created using biodegradable pigments made out of charcoal, chalk, water and milk proteins. The "Beyond Walls" aims at creating the largest symbolic human chain around the world promoting values such as togetherness, kindness and openness to the world. Here in Istanbul this step links Europe to Asia : one artwork was created at Bogazici University (2500 Sq. m) on the European side of the country, a second one was created in the Beykoz district (1600 Sq. m) on the Asian side and the two of them were linked by an artwork painted on a floating barge in the Golden Horn of the Bosphorus (2200 Sq. m). (Valentin Flauraud for Saype)

An aerial view shows a giant landart fresco by French-Swiss artist Saype, painted for the 8th step of his worldwide "Beyond Walls" project in the Beykoz district, Istanbul, Turkey, on Sunday October 18, 2020. Three frescoes were created using biodegradable pigments made out of charcoal, chalk, water and milk proteins. The "Beyond Walls" aims at creating the largest symbolic human chain around the world promoting values such as togetherness, kindness and openness to the world. Here in Istanbul this step links Europe to Asia : one artwork was created at Bogazici University (2500 Sq. m) on the European side of the country, a second one was created in the Beykoz district (1600 Sq. m) on the Asian side and the two of them were linked by an artwork painted on a floating barge in the Golden Horn of the Bosphorus (2200 Sq. m). (Valentin Flauraud for Saype)

An aerial view shows a giant landart fresco by French-Swiss artist Saype, painted for the 8th step of his worldwide "Beyond Walls" project on a floating barge in the Golden Horn of the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey, on Friday October 23, 2020. Three frescoes were created using biodegradable pigments made out of charcoal, chalk, water and milk proteins. The "Beyond Walls" aims at creating the largest symbolic human chain around the world promoting values such as togetherness, kindness and openness to the world. Here in Istanbul this step links Europe to Asia : one artwork was created at Bogazici University (2500 Sq. m) on the European side of the country, a second one was created in the Beykoz district (1600 Sq. m) on the Asian side and the two of them were linked by an artwork painted on a floating barge in the Golden Horn of the Bosphorus (2200 Sq. m). (Valentin Flauraud for Saype)

An aerial view shows a giant landart fresco by French-Swiss artist Saype, painted for the 8th step of his worldwide "Beyond Walls" project at Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, on Tuesday October 20, 2020. Three frescoes were created using biodegradable pigments made out of charcoal, chalk, water and milk proteins. The "Beyond Walls" aims at creating the largest symbolic human chain around the world promoting values such as togetherness, kindness and openness to the world. Here in Istanbul this step links Europe to Asia : one artwork was created at Bogazici University (2500 Sq. m) on the European side of the country, a second one was created in the Beykoz district (1600 Sq. m) on the Asian side and the two of them were linked by an artwork painted on a floating barge in the Golden Horn of the Bosphorus (2200 Sq. m). (Valentin Flauraud for Saype)

Photos prises par Saype / by LeSabe & Valentin Flauraud

Trois fresques

Ses mains qui s’entrelacent de la farandole vont passer par la berge européenne du Bosphore, puis traverseront le détroit pour arriver sur la côté asiatique. « On a réalisé́ 3 fresques, une fresque du côté́ européen, (…) [une sur] une barque recouverte de gazon qui va traverser le Bosphore et une fresque sur le continent asiatique à Beykoz », détaille l’artiste dans sa présentation. Pour Saype, Istanbul est un « point central » dans l’histoire de l’humanité. Entre Orient et Occident.

Les fresques éphémères de Saype « continueront ainsi à dessiner de ville en ville, de continent en continent, une immense chaîne fraternelle qui entrelacera désormais l’Occident et l’Orient », écrit l’artiste. Au mois de juin, Saype avait réalisé une fresque monumentale au Malsaucy, sur le site des Eurockéennes, pour faire résonner le festival malgré l’annulation de l’évènement.

Les fresques de Saype, ce sont des travaux éphémères. Mais des fresques qui marquent. Et toujours chargées symboliquement.