Mural – Eltono

Modo n.º67

Generative wall painting
Les Aigues Douces, Port-de-Bouc, France
June 2025

Project carried out as part of Les Nouveaux Ateliers festival (festival-lna.fr/).

This mural was created following the Modo No.º67 protocol. After defining the outer margins, the wall was divided into four lines separated by a 39 cm strip. Each line was then divided into 8 x 4 squares and had to include one 2 x 2 square module and two 3 x 2 square modules. The placement of the 2 x 2 square module was randomly designated. For each module, 4 or 6 geometric shapes were randomly drawn and positioned in their corresponding squares. The shapes could not change squares, but they could rotate (at 0°, 90°, 180°, and 270°) to comply with the “flat sides” rule. Wooden shapes were pre-cut to facilitate manipulation and visualization. Once the composition was ready, the result was recorded on a form, and the module was painted on the wall. All random selections were made by rolling dice.

Picture by Jérémy Lounis (@jeremylounis) and Eltono.

Modo n.º65

Generative and collective wall painting
Chanteranne School, Clermont-Ferrand, France
April 2025

Project commissioned and organized by Pauline Simon for the city of Clermont-Ferrand. 315 participants.

Modo n.º64

Generative and collective wall painting
Jean Butez School, Clermont-Ferrand, France
March 2025

Project commissioned and organized by Pauline Simon for the city of Clermont-Ferrand. 120 participants.

Modo n.º63

Generative and collective wall painting
Jules Ferry School, Clermont-Ferrand, France
March 2025

Project commissioned and organized by Pauline Simon for the city of Clermont-Ferrand. 113 participants.

CSB n.º30(i)

Composition on Building CSB#30(i)
Phebe building, Rouen, France
January 2025

Project curated by Nicolas Couturieux.

Modo n.°60

Discothèque municipale
Diakene Ouloff, Casamance
Senegal, December 2024

I was invited by the Casamance Centre Culturel and Ekol Senegal to design a mural painting program in the village of Diakene Ouloff. The focus of the workshop was on integrating mural paintings into their surroundings—both architectural and social.

Ten participants, mostly from Spain, signed up for the one week program. We spent the first four days of the workshop exploring the area to find inspiration in order to design a mural that would resonate with its environment. After days of observation and note-taking, we decided to focus on everyday objects. Their shapes are simple and functional, and everyone have them in their house, which perfectly aligned with our concept. Using these forms, we then worked on selecting a color palette that harmonized with the surroundings. To finalize the design, we created a simple generative process that randomly determined which shape and color would be painted in each cell of the wall. Once we started painting, villagers passing by spontaneously stopped to paint shapes with us.

Big thanks to Mariana, Xabi, Lamine, Bamoussa, Endaye, Boy, Bea, Amadou, Elena and her family, Pana, Salva and Lucas.

To the incredible participants (in alphabetical order): Ana, Cris, Cris, Lea, Marcel, Marina, Mario, Sierra, Tess, and Vera.

And, of course, to everyone in the village of Diakène for their kindness, warmth, and gratitude for the mural.

https://casamance.cc (@c.casamance)
https://www.ekolsenegal.org (@ekolsenegal)

Modo n.º59

Generative Painting
Meudon Skatepark, France
July 2024

Project commissioned by Hangar Y as part of the “TOUS EN PISTES!” program for the Cultural Olympiad. Project supported by the city of Meudon, La Métropolitaine, in collaboration with the Réseau TRAM and with the support of Les Amis du Hangar Y. Twenty young people participated in the project thanks to the involvement of the Meudon-la-Forêt day camps.

Thanks to the Paris Skate Culture association for the demonstration on the inauguration day and to the municipal employees for the logistics during the project.

Thanks to Pierre-Loup, Martin, Virginie, Jean-Michel Crovesi, Grazia, and the entire Hangar Y team and the municipal team of Meudon.

Modo n.º56 – CSB n.º29(i)

Generative and participatory wall painting Modo n.º56
And composition on building (interior) CSB n.º29
Évariste Gallois Junior High-School, Montauban de Bretagne, France
February and May 2024

Project commissioned and organized by Teenage Kicks with the Ille-et-Vilaine department.

First phase with 170 participants, February 2024:

- Walkthrough around the college and collection of geometric shapes from the building’s architecture.
- Work on generative art, development of the protocol, and coding workshop using Scratch.
- Generative painting Modo n.º56 in the art class hallway.

Process: