Portfolio Category: Globe-painter

"Renconstruction," Kita center, Lwala, Kenya "Valentine in the wind" Lwala, Kenya © Martha Cooper "Hummingbird" Lwala, Kenya

Nyota

Nyota

The Kita center takes in traumatized orphans. Here, they receive meals and basic general education. They are introduced to sport and visual arts, and thrive through play and knowledge of nature. But most of all, they receive the love and attention that every child deserves.


During the few days I spent at Kita with Martha Cooper, Alex and Sören from Nyota for Children, sponsors of the center, I was amazed by the quality of the welcome and teaching, as well as the incredible structural and educational team.

Lwala Primary School
with Martha Cooper
March 2023
Lwala, Kenya

"In my head" workshop with children from Popasna school n°1"In my head" workshop with children from Popasna school n°1"In my head" workshop with children from Popasna school n°1"In my head" workshop with children from Popasna school n°1"In my head" workshop with children from Popasna school n°1"Keep in touch"

Popasna

Keep in touch

Seth travelled to Popasna for the second time, to a school known as the War Window, located in the zone of conflict between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists. He first came back in 2016 as part of the project “Back to School” painting other facades of this school.

While there, he set up several artistic workshops to reveal life in a conflict zone; the traumas, but especially the children’s incredible resilience. During his stay, Seth realised a monumental mural, his interpretation of the situation lived by the children of Popasna.

September 2019
Popasna, Ukraine

"The hopscotch" old city of Shanghai"Little red piano" old city of Shanghai"Jump rope" old city of Shanghai"Buddha mask" old city of Shanghai"Lil' Tiger" old city of Shanghai"Lil' Narcisse" old city of Shanghai"The tower" old city of Shanghai“Red scarf” old city of Shanghai"The tricycle" old city of Shanghai"Social Media" old city of Shanghai“Cat Walk” old city of Shanghai

Shanghai

Shanghai

Between February and March 2018, Seth made over twenty paintings in the old neighbourhoods of central Shanghai. Painted in the alleys, almost emptied of their population because of their upcoming destruction, they represent one or more children playing with emblematic games of the 70s and 80s. Today, when the learning and experience of the world is acquired more and more through the tablets and other screens, Seth reminds us of the time not so far away when we played in the street, when the public space was not only a place of passage but also of life and sociability.

The contrast between simplicity and lightness of the characters and the chaos embodied by the half-destroyed and abandoned buildings is striking. Despite their apparent innocence, the children of Seth tell us about the world and its metamorphoses.

MoCA Shanghai
March 2018
Shanghai, China