Jaune (BE) is a stencil artist and urban interventionist whose work is based on the paradox between the visible and the invisible. Sanitation workers (Jaune’s ex-profession) are the protagonists in his humorous installations and paintings, which find these unsung heroes of our everyday lives elevated to the role of mischief-makers in chief.
Despite performing an important public service in garish fluorescent clothing, Jaune observed that he and his colleagues existed in the background of our urban environment, becoming almost invisible to the average person. It was in 2011 that he decided to address this imbalance by symbolically placing miniature versions of his colleagues in ever more absurd and whimsical scenarios in and around the city streets.
Those who were supposed to keep the world tidy have become harbingers of chaos. At the same time, Jaune encourages us re-evaluate our relationship with the individuals represented in his work.
