French artistSayperecently brought a positive message of hope to Turkey as part of hisBeyond Wallsproject.
Eight months after the devastatingTurkey-Syria earthquakes, he made his way to the Hatay province.
After scouting for locations, Saype settled on the municipality of Defne as the location for his artwork.
The 8,000-square-foot piece was created using natural pigments made of charcoal and chalk.
In the piece, two hands stretch across a now-vacant lot.
Rendered in grayscale, they grip each other tightly.
In the corner, a building still stands, battered and bruised from the earthquake.
But Saype’s hands are a reminder that we are never truly alone.
But we do not forget, we are together.
It’s a region of a million people that was completely wiped off the map, he stated.
French artist Saype traveled to Hatay, Turkey, to create his latest piece of art.
He wanted to draw attention to the serious devastation that the 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake caused.
He is now selling a limited-edition print of the piece to benefit the local community.
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