Unless a hardy wildflower is blooming from their depths, cracks in the sidewalks aren’t the most pleasing of sights, nor are potholes on anyone’s list of favorite things.
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Unless you’re a French street artist with a delightful penchant for mosaics. Then, you mend those broken places with gorgeous colored tiles that lift the spirits of all who pass by.
Going by the name Ememem, he has dubbed his mosaic technique for repairing damaged streets ‘flacking’.
From his home city of Lyon, he’s taken his artistic talents on the road—to other European cities, including Paris.
Check out these Instagram gems below.
When street art looks like the walls of a grand cathedral…
…or an ancient wall in Portugal.
Hands up if you’d like to repair cracked walls like this…
Making plazas more colorful…
Blue swirls draw in the eye.
Orange splashes spark the imagination…
Ememem evokes whimsy with every hue.
He makes the sunniest repairs.
Here’s one more for the road…
Featured image: Instagram/@Ememem.Flacking
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