SLIM SAFONT

In January 2020 two of my photographs got transformed into a huge mural by the Spanish artist Slim Safont. I got the opportunity to follow every step of the process as the amazing SLIM used one of the houses in The Nieuw Gent District as a blank canvas to paint his version of my images. 

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“This mural was made as a project from Wallin 9000 in the Nieuw Gent district of Gent, Belgium. It is a residential area of social housing, mostly inhabited by immigrant families, people with social exclusion problems or at risk of poverty. This mural represents the time of transition for many families who come to the Nieuw Ghent district, the need to move to the neighborhood as the only alternative to their situation but at the same time, their desire and hope that they will, someday, have the opportunity to live in a better place.

While all human beings are entitled to housing, the socioeconomic reality makes this need unmet for many individuals. The construction and administration of social housing also means a correction to the poor functioning of the real estate market, which leaves many people out.” 

    - Slim Safont on instagram, 2020

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The mural can be found on the corner of the Edelsteenstraat and the Kornalijnstraat in Ghent