The works · Canohès, 2023

The festival’s artists

Murals, collages and installations: a selection of the works created at the Halle des sports for Les Billes s’agitent #2.

Nyota — Blue woman · outdoor mural — Nyota
Blue woman · outdoor mural
© Denis Coudon

Sock & Tetal — Elephant · indoor mural — Sock & Tetal
Elephant · indoor mural

Sock & Tetal — Butterfly · corner mural — Sock & Tetal
Butterfly · corner mural
© Denis Coudon

Kamo & Dexun — Characters · indoor mural — Kamo & Dexun
Characters · indoor mural
© Denis Coudon

Pablito — Mural inspired by Inca art — Pablito
Mural inspired by Inca art

Joachim Romain — Collage · installation — Joachim Romain
Collage · installation
© Denis Coudon

Les Sales Gosses — Onesiker, Reso & Ocre · collective mural — Les Sales Gosses
Onesiker, Reso & Ocre · collective mural

Nicolas Delpech — Optical art — Nicolas Delpech
Optical art

1Seckte (L’Insecte) — La Planète Mère · installation — 1Seckte (L’Insecte)
La Planète Mère · installation

Dièse Treize — Pigeons and doves — Dièse Treize
Pigeons and doves

Smak 3 — Character · outdoor mural — Smak 3
Character · outdoor mural
© Denis Coudon

Supo Caos & Grumo — Bird · outdoor mural — Supo Caos & Grumo
Bird · outdoor mural
© Denis Coudon

Gamo — Lettering · large gable wall — Gamo
Lettering · large gable wall
© Denis Coudon

Tanala — Portrait · indoor mural — Tanala
Portrait · indoor mural

Éric Lacan — Portrait on a pink background — Éric Lacan
Portrait on a pink background
© Denis Coudon

Bandgraphik — Sign painter — Bandgraphik
Sign painter

Braga Last One — Boxer · anamorphosis — Braga Last One
Boxer · anamorphosis

Deuz Oner — Sport and movement · mural — Deuz Oner
Sport and movement · mural
© Denis Coudon

Polack Graffiti — Boxer and crowned portrait, indoor work — Polack Graffiti
Boxer and crowned portrait · indoor
© Denis Coudon

Pyrate — Woman on the wall — Pyrate
Woman on the wall

Stif — repurposed sign “Je vous aime” — Stif
Repurposed sign “Je vous aime”
© Denis Coudon

Styloe — warrior, night scene — Styloe
Warrior, night scene
© Denis Coudon

Braga Last One — planted statue, indoor work (2nd work) — Braga Last One
Planted statue · indoor
© Denis Coudon

mural of a hanging washing line, outdoor school wall with grandmother and child — Marie et Clément
Washing-line mural · school, outdoor

8 evenings · Food & Song

Food & Song evenings

Throughout the festival, eight “Food & Song” evenings brought the Halle des sports of Canohès to life: a music programme featuring Massbeat (swing and pop funk dance) and Papito Collective (electro-acoustic), together with local food trucks and a bar for convivial evenings.

Laurent Allart playing keyboard in concert during a Food & Song evening — Laurent Allart on keyboard during a Food & Song evening

Massbeat evening, night atmosphere at the Halle des sports — Massbeat evening

Partners

The Festival Les Billes s’agitent

The festival “Les Billes s’agitent”, organised by Urban Art Up, took place from 15 June to 13 July 2023 at the Halle des sports of Canohès. This edition had sport and its associated values as its common thread: diversity, fraternity, sharing and performance. For a month, the Halle des sports was entirely taken over by the artists and transformed into a place devoted to urban art in all its forms. Murals, exhibitions, art workshops, mapping, graffiti jams, escape games and music performances followed one another throughout the festival. The artists in residence worked directly on site, making the place evolve week after week and allowing the public to discover different practices, techniques and approaches to contemporary creation. The Halle des sports thus became a space for meeting, discovery and transmission around urban art, in an unusual setting at the crossroads of culture, sport and education. With this second edition, Urban Art Up wished to offer a lively, accessible and collective project, where the works are built in the place itself and in direct connection with the public.

The magic of Claude Billès’s mapping

At the “Les Billes s’agitent” event, we had the privilege of witnessing an exceptional artistic creation, orchestrated by Claude Billès. This mapping captured our imagination by exploring the themes of inclusion, disability and sport in a deeply moving way. Through each projection, the mapping took us on a unique journey. It portrayed sport as a universal language that transcends borders. These magical moments revealed a fundamental truth: determination, courage and a passion for sport are forces that know no limits, whatever the path travelled.

The images that came to life before our eyes symbolised diversity, resilience and unity. They reminded us of our commitment to equal opportunities, whatever one’s life path. We express our gratitude to Claude Billès for creating this inspiring mapping, which transcended barriers and lit our way towards a future where every individual can flourish.