I painted this mural in front of Lycée Joliot-Curie, a high school in Nanterre, France.
Frédéric Joliot and Irène Curie were chemists and physicists who worked as a couple and were the first to artificially created radioactive atoms, paving the way for many medical advances, especially in the fight against cancer.
In the mural I included references to their research with wavy gamma rays and atoms, as well as cornflowers and poppies, symbolising those who fought in the first world war.
Irène Curie helped the wounded during the war by working for the Red Cross.
The mural was painted with the help of some of the high school pupils and organised by Lucie, Christine, and the best duo in town Urban Signature ! Big thank you to all of them!
Seb Toussaint 