JR-Inside Out
About JR-Inside Out
Based out of: France
He has since created the Unframed project where images that exhibit the past of a neighborhood or city are interpreted and re-contextualized in present day through JR's pastings. In 2013, his film based off his project, Inside Out: The People's Art Project premiered at Tribeca FIlm Festival. Inside Out continued to grow with Photobooth trucks bringing the process directly to the streets in locations such as New York, Amsterdam, London, and Paris. As of April 2014, nearly 200,000 people from more than 112 countries have participated. In 2014, he collaborated with the New York City Ballet for their Art Series, and choreographed his own ballet based off his beginnings.
As he remains anonymous and doesn’t explain his huge full-frame portraits of people making faces, JR leaves the space empty for an encounter between the subject/protagonist and the passer-by/interpreter. That is what JR's work is about, raising questions...
About the Mural
SHINE brought the global Inside Out art project to St. Petersburg. Created by internationally-acclaimed street artist and TED Prize winner JR, this project is turning the world inside out in a big way – using photography as a vehicle for change by literally putting a face to an issue.Inside Out showcases and celebrates the creative, vibrant and diverse spirit that lives in the hearts of our citizens, deepens our cultural perspectives and unites our extraordinary community.
The installation features some 300 photographic portraits of St. Pete residents selected to represent and celebrate our creative, diverse community. It’s covering part of The Factory St. Pete, a new creative facility that’s being constructed in the Warehouse Arts District – The Factory includes the future home of the St. Pete Arts Alliance.
Inside Out highlights another medium of street art by using wheat pasting to apply the portraits. This impermanent method is one of the oldest forms of “guerilla-style” street art.
As the centerpiece of the SHINE 2019 finale, all 300+ photos were printed and carefully wheat pasted on the wall over the course of 2 days by 5 volunteers.
The global Inside Out Project invites everyday people to stand up for what they believe in. Created by French artist JR, this is the largest Inside Out installation in Florida to date.
Please note: The temporary Inside Out mural helped celebrate the end of SHINE 2019. That location is currently under construction.
