Saint-Georges / Zësar Bahamonte

Rue du Grand Jour, 29 - 7000 Mons

The figure of Saint George has long been familiar to me thanks to other artists, painters and musicians, who have depicted him and sung about him. It was a challenge for me to do a drawing based on a character from a religious story, because that's not usually my style.

But I soon realised that the culture and tradition of a place are very important and are passed on through other places, the love of the place where you grew up, the love of the people who surround you in that place, the nostalgia of your experiences during your life there, etc... In fact, I've known Saint George in other cultures (Sant Jordi in Catalonia, Sao Jorge in Brazil...) and he's always transmitted positive feelings to me. Drawing the sketch for the fresco was a wonderful process and I'm very proud to be able to share this work with the people of Mons and to be able to bring a bit of their culture into my experience.

L'art habite la Ville