Sisyphus
Manchester, England.This piece is part of the “Gray” series. Sisyphus, written over the wall, is a king from Greek mythology that was punished by Zeus to roll a boulder up a hill and watch it roll back down, repeating this action for eternity. Albert Camus in 1942 wrote “The Myth of Sisyphus” where he related this punishment to the human condition in the absurd search for meaning. This mural talks about this condition from an existentialist approach. The image portrays a girl having a smile forced by someone's hands. This proposes a metaphor to the pursuit of happiness and who we are as people. Our redundant ways, throughout history and presently, of masking this futile search. “Every time a man is begotten and born the clock of human life is wound up anew, to repeat once more its same old tune that has already been played out innumerable times, movement by movement and measure by measure, with insignificant variations” Arthur Schopenhauer.
Special thanks to Cities of Hope, Young Identity, little Zionne and Rob for their hospitality and friendship.
TEMPLATE
On the other side of Ceriso, where the black rock begins, about a mile from the spring, is the work of an older, forgotten people. The rock hereabout is all volcanic, fracturing with a crystalline whitish surface, but weathered outside to furnace blackness. Around the spring, where must have been a gathering place of the tribes, it is scored over with strange pictures and symbols that have no meaning to the Indians of the present day.
CREDITS
Special thanks to @murielescalera for making this mural with me, @maverick_mura for his time and assistance, to Antonio and Conchi from @ajedrezalfilinvidente for their love of chess, to the city of @ayuntamientocadiz for their efforts in organizing, to everyone that made this mural possible, and to Ma'arifa and the people in my neighborhood for their hospitality.