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Public Geometric Sculptures Send Powerful Messages of Hope and Resistence

David Mesguich Geometric Sculptures public art

Stateless by David Mesguich

Artist David Mesguich continues to impress pedestrians and art enthusiasts with his giant geometric sculptures that seem as though they were formed from folded paper. New work in France, Belgium, and Poland reaches new heights, with the artist reflecting on themes of immigration in his art.

For his Stateless series, Mesguich joins together pieces of recycled plastic to form two monumental sculptures of refugees. Bright and colorful, their impressive scale makes them unmissable pieces of street art. In one, a boy with a backwards cap on, peers over an iron fence. Is he looking out into what is possible? Or seeing what's holding him back?

Mesguich expands on his art about immigration with a piece titled Santa Europa. Created, once again, from recycled plastic, this fictive saint is perched high above a warehouse in Toulouse. And continuing with border imagery, a metal fence pierces her heart.

David Mesguich Geometric Sculptures street art

Santa Europa by David Mesguich

David Mesguich Geometric Sculptures street art

Santa Europa by David Mesguich

“This installation represents Europe and its contradictions facing the drama of refugees families who try to reach her everyday, risking their lives,” Mesguich explains. “Europe expresses to great media reinforcement solidarity towards migrants and at the same time hastens to build fences on its borders that prevent them from reaching it…”

Most recently, the city of Poznan, Poland commissioned Mesguich for a permanent geometric sculpture. Crafted in steel, this monumental geometric sculpture pays homage to the artist's 4-year-old daughter Lucie. A frequent muse, this time she is shown writing her own words in the sky. Perhaps, as a message of hope, she's signaling that all of us should dream big.

David Mesguich Geometric Sculptures public art

Stateless by David Mesguich

David Mesguich Geometric Sculptures public art

Stateless by David Mesguich

David Mesguich Geometric Sculptures street art

Lucie by David Mesguich

David Mesguich Geometric Sculptures street art

Lucie by David Mesguich

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All images via David Mesguich.

Jessica Stewart

Jessica Stewart is a Contributing Writer and Digital Media Specialist for My Modern Met, as well as a curator and art historian. Since 2020, she is also one of the co-hosts of the My Modern Met Top Artist Podcast. She earned her MA in Renaissance Studies from University College London and now lives in Rome, Italy. She cultivated expertise in street art which led to the purchase of her photographic archive by the Treccani Italian Encyclopedia in 2014. When she’s not spending time with her three dogs, she also manages the studio of a successful street artist. In 2013, she authored the book 'Street Art Stories Roma' and most recently contributed to 'Crossroads: A Glimpse Into the Life of Alice Pasquini'. You can follow her adventures online at @romephotoblog.
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