Fluctuat Nec Mergitur Is Still Around - Fluctuat Nec Mergitur perdure - 130 Street Photographies after the Paris Attacks {Paris Street Photo}
Fluctuat Nec Mergitur Is Still Around - Fluctuat Nec Mergitur perdure - 29/130 © 2015 CHANT WAGNER
130 Street Photographies after the Paris Attacks - 130 photographies de rue, après les attentats de Paris - In Memoriam
It's almost 2016 and in the notoriously ephemeral world of street art, only the motto of the city of Paris, Fluctuat Nec Mergitur, seems to survive six weeks after the Paris Attacks as if the words imparted a talismanic property to the graffitis themselves.
So far, only some rather measured green, then red scribblings have been added on, the latter as if to symbolize the red of the blood that was shed, as the accounts from the Bataclan survivors in particular are coming in faster and more furious by now, letting you know about the extent of the massacre reminiscent of terror tactics used by Mongolian warriors from the middle ages who would build mounds made out of dead bodies to strike the fear of god in the hearts of the conquered populations...
If in this picture you see a mural art and a quiet corner of the Place de la République on an evening in December, outside of its frame there are strings of police vans protecting the area, as well as a demonstration going on on the issue of migrants to demand to show solidarity for their plight.
Life goes on, but it's different.
This photo is part of a series capturing the atmosphere of Paris after 11/13 in 130 pictures, one each day for each of the 130 Paris Attack victims.
Previously:
Bleu, Blanc, Rouge at Polly Maggoo's - Du bleu, du blanc et du rouge au balcon du Polly Maggoo - 28/130
Shining the Light on November 13 - Projeter la lumière sur le 13 novembre - 27/130
Strange Goings Around a Carousel - Etrange manège le soir du réveillon de Noël - 26/130
The New In Colors - Le tricolore revient en vogue - 25/130
Drawing Resilience with Tealights - Dessiner la résilience avec des bougies - 24/130
Fascination - 23/130
Everything Happened, Nothing Happened - Tout est arrivé, rien n'est arrivé - 22/130
Patriotic Street Art - Un art des rues patriotique - 21/130
Keeping Emergency Services in a Central Paris Hospital - Maintien des urgences à l'Hôtel-Dieu - 20/130
Semiotics of Insult - La sémiotique de l'insulte - 19/130
Hacking It - Le système D - 18/130
Habit Rouge Impression - Une Impression d'Habit Rouge - 17/130
Recueillement - Meditation - 16/130
Saving Memorial Art from the Rain - Sauver un art de la mémoire de la pluie - 15/130
A Month Later - Un mois plus tard - 14/130
December 13, 2015 - Le 13 décembre 2015 - 13/130
Quentin Mourier, 29 ans - Quentin Mourier - 29 years old - 12/130
I Love You - M - Je t'aime, M - 11/130
Game Over: Culture Shock - Fin de partie : le choc culturel - 10/130
The Blood of the Republic was Shed - Le sang de la République a été versé - 9/130
Under Shock - Sous Le Choc - 8/130
Bullet Holes at the Laundromat - Impacts de balles au Lavratonic - 7/130
A La Bonne Bière Reopens: Shades of Emotions - Une Palette d'Emotions - 6/130
Peaceful Day at République - Jour Paisible à République - 5/130
Woman with a Tricolor Turban - La femme au turban tricolore - 2/130
