Rémi Tournier Unveils 'Waiting for the Sea' Mural at Walls&Love 2026 in Valence

Key facts

• Rémi Tournier completed the mural 'Waiting for the Sea' ('En attendant la mer') for Walls&Love 2026 in Valence, France.
• The mural is located on a building at 151 rue Faventines.
• Tournier used the building's elongated form, which resembles an ocean liner stranded in the city, as the conceptual foundation.
• The façade features a monumental still life of ceramic vessels, bowls, and domestic objects, with a small boat unexpectedly caught among them.
• The title reflects a personal meditation on displacement, waiting, and the possibility of change.
• Tournier emerged from the Toulouse graffiti scene before developing a figurative practice focused on memory, everyday objects, portraiture, and the tension between melancholy and light.
• The mural responds directly to the building's architecture, making architecture, image, and meaning inseparable.
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