Even if Grenoble is not a countryside city, everywhere you go you can find little sheep which are looking at you! Actually, these sheep belong to a thirty years old Grenoble artist who prefers concealing his name and being called The Sheepest (a pun between sheep and cheap).
He compares himself as an urban artist with more than 150 sheep stuck in 2 or 3 years in the city of Grenoble. His story comes from his friends who had been sticking stickers against advertising in the city. He liked the concept so he drew a sheep. In an interview, he said that: “I want to challenge people. The sheep is a follower: he makes people think about the consumer society”, with this slogan: I follow who I am.
How his sheep is drawn is a wink: it represents a head coming out of nowhere or hidden in a recess.
He describes himself as a non-aggressive person who does not want to impose his sheep to anyone. He said: « My sheep, if we do not like them, take them off. Moreover, most of these stickers get stuck no more than one year. Just two or three are painted…”
Furthermore, sheep are not displayed randomly. It is related to the architecture. And like a sheep, he likes blending into the landscape to paste posters.
But what does the city think about this?
While Grenoble’s employees are trying to erase the traces of tags or graffiti on the walls, The Sheepest’s sheep remain! Indeed, municipal employees told him that they appreciate his sheep and they gave instructions to not remove them.
As a conclusion, a lot of people try to find the 150 sheep across the city but no one has succeeded in yet. So, if you have time to spend, we will bet a penny on you that this quest will make you say “Baaaaaaaaaa”!
Have you found it ? Look at the top of the building!
Be careful, it is looking at you !
This sheep is so cute!
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