2026 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship 
Creation and exhibition by the artist for the 125th anniversary of Fribourg Tourisme
The artist Saype travels around the world and creates monumental frescoes on grass, earth, sand or snow with a 100% biodegradable paint consisting of chalk and charcoal. His works convey a positive message, are touching, poetic and thought-provoking. To mark the 125th anniversary of Fribourg Tourisme, SAYPE was in Fribourg and created a work in the Champ des Neigles. Ephemeral, the work has now disappeared with the regrowth of the grass.
Don't miss the exhibition of his work at L'Atelier, and a 3x2 m reproduction of one of his art-works installed in the MAHF gardens.
In each of his works, Saype captures the fragility of our societies and the challenges we are all called to face, immortalizing on paper the ephemeral nature of the monumental frescoes he creates on grass, earth, sand, and snow across the world: New York, Paris, Venice, Geneva, Cape Town, Turin, Dubai, Nairobi, Istanbul, Ouagadougou, Miami, Tokyo...
The passage of his frescoes, intended to fade away, aims to impact mindsets while respecting the natural world. They are made with an eco-conscious paint composed primarily of chalk and charcoal.
Among his most notable works is the series Beyond Walls. This monumental project stemmed from an assumption: the world is polarized, a portion of the population chooses to withdraw. Yet, Saype emphasizes, "I am deeply convinced that it is together that humanity will be able to face the various challenges it must overcome."
From this conviction, the desire to share a positive message of mutual support and joint effort worldwide was born, symbolically creating the largest human chain ever made.
Realization of the work
August 9th to 14th
Visibility of the work
The work disappeared with the regrowth of the grass.
- Flyer Saype
Fribourg Tourisme et Région
Place Jean-Tinguely 1
Case postale 448
1700 Fribourg
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