Dear Editor,
I just read the wonderful story about the beautiful and important artwork on the Hotel Mercure Wall
https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/83299-renowned-french-artists-paint-a-wall-of-art-at-hotel-mercure
I have often thought that we should turn our “Mess into our Message” on our beautiful island and recreate our own version of the super successful “Wynwood Walls” in Miami.
Essentially they allowed artists to take over the faded walls in a section of Miami that had fallen apart over decades and was essentially a Ghost Town. Famous artists from all over the world answered the call and flew there to create their own works of art block after block. The town has had an amazing renaissance with travelers from all over the world coming to see the now famous artwork and eat in the newly opened restaurants and bars.
Couldn’t we do the same? What if we had temporary/moveable concrete board walls put up in front of our recently destroyed buildings and allow artists to turn them into works of art?
It would not only lift our spirits, but it would bring in tourists and turn destruction in triumph.
Here is the link to Wynwood Walls:
http://www.thewynwoodwalls.com/
Which officials on each side of the island can help us with this possible transformation?
Marc Chemla
