2022, Le Mans, France. All photographs © Julien Malland, shared with permission
Recognized for filtering incisive social commentary via the lens of childhood innocence, French artist Julien Malland, a.ok.a. Seth Globepainter, has spent the higher a part of his profession capturing the hope and surprise of adolescence. His imaginative characters (beforehand) seem on partitions from Miami to Shanghai and infrequently emerge in locations marred by difficulties, together with Syrian refugee camps and the bombed streets of the Donbas area in Ukraine.
Titled Seth, On Partitions, the artist’s first monograph was printed in November and chronicles a decade of resilient, youthful topics. Enveloped by shade and playful optical illusions, the largely faceless figures are introspective and infrequently flip away from the viewer to relaxation, play with a buddy, or look towards a distant, unknown future. Most of the murals include small, vibrant portals nestled among the many grey, city landscapes, and just like the works themselves, the guide takes this optimistic method to supply “a fragile studying of the world during which creativeness turns into the treatment for all ills.”
Seth, On Partitions can be launched to U.S. readers in September. Pre-order your copy now, and comply with the artist’s newest tasks on Instagram.
“Maurice” (2016), Port Luis
2019, Little Haiti, Miami
“Within the sky” (2015), Le Port Reunion Island
A 2013 collaboration with Ku2, Kharkiv
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