Guido van Helten

10/09/2026

July 16 in Paris

08/09/2026

My interpretation of ‘The Folkestone boat’ from the La Côte d’Opale fête la mer for Street Art - Boulogne-sur-Mer

For the first two days I searched for a compositional reference to Manet’s ‘The Folkestone Boat, Boulogne’ 1869, the cross-Channel steam ferry. I kept coming back this icon. The boat as a symbol of the once historical ferry connection between the UK and France, Folkestone-Boulogne, Now moved to Calais, strained by border control, illegal migration, Brexit.

I found inspiration in the old postcards at the festival, the motifs of ships, faded tourism. ‘The other side’ the English coast mirrored on the horizon. Amziane Abid for the trust, the organisation, believing in his artists. David Saint Georgesphotographe

12/06/2026

Research in Pozzallo, Sicily with FestiWall progress photos by Marcello Bocchieri

06/05/2026

Suggested by my Phone.

Various things from Newcastle, Australia, Salerno, North Dakota , Kurdistan, Iraq, Texas, Germany, Bari

25/04/2026

16/02/2026

For with material support from

Thanks to the kindness and masterful curation by (Valentina)

New friends .xlf and Wuppertal creatives ❤️

12/02/2026

In Wuppertal…

Thanks to my new friends and .cologne