Patro Painting

Back in the summer Antoine had the pleasure to assist Axel Void, a well known artists with works around the world. His bio here. Axel was commissioned by Patro d'Ottawa to create a piece based on the drawings of children, which would be located on the side of the building. The end result of this amazing artwork was a tragic one.

A day later it was taking down by the request of city hall

Le Patro:

"The artist incorporated these (love) symbols and drawings into the silhouette of a weapon in order to render the weapon unusable, non-functional"

"It is therefore the imagination, hope, creativity and love of the children that 'destroyed' the violence, and in turn gives us hope for the future."

Press Release here by Ottawa Citizen

Photos by Josh

Alex Void: "I am sad to hear this. I did present the idea of the project beforehand and it was accepted, and not only that, but had a meeting with the staff from the community centre.

"I explained several times the concept and I think it is clear to anyone that gives it more than a minute to realize that crayons, birds and candy can't do any harm and that it's a simple symbolism, like the sculpture of a gun with a note on the barrel.

"Nevertheless, I can see how this is to some degree an exciting moment to be upset about something, even if it's not given a second thought."