While studying abroad in Paris I took part in JR's "Inside Out" Project with a friend at the Emannuel Perrotin gallery and loved the idea of going into a photobooth, taking exactly one shot of yourself and receiving the finished large scale print right away. By now the entire world has been plastered with JR's work and over the last 5 years the French street artist and photographer has become somewhat of a poster-boy for modern streetart that is both accepted by the masses and serves as a medium for strong political and social messages.



JR manages to portray real emotions and human feelings through his large mural pieces like none other which has earned him the renowned TED prize in 2011 and has paved the way for permissions to put his art in public places like New York's Time Square.

Now ARTE has produced a short documentary on his work and the artist himself that gives great insights into the process of creating and the ideas behind his bold and highly aesthethical art pieces.
It's available in German and French, the German Version you can find below, for the French one head over to ARTE.