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Peeta's Anamorphic Mural Transforms Porrentruy Building

artist · 2026-05-19

Italian artist Peeta, born Manuel Di Rita, has created an anamorphic mural on a residential building in Porrentruy, Switzerland. The work, supported by POPA Festival, Popa Museum, and Art From Street, distorts the facade's volume to appear three-dimensional. Peeta, now based in the Netherlands, has explored sculptural lettering since 1993, blending graffiti writing with optical illusion.

Key facts

  • Peeta created an anamorphic mural on a residential building in Porrentruy, Switzerland.
  • The mural was made for POPA Festival.
  • Support came from POPA Festival, Popa Museum, and Art From Street.
  • Peeta is Italian and based in the Netherlands.
  • He began exploring sculptural lettering in 1993.
  • The work merges traditional lettering with three-dimensional style.
  • The mural creates an illusion of instability between painting and architecture.
  • The facade appears to have opened, twisted, and come alive.

Entities

Artists

  • Peeta
  • Manuel Di Rita

Institutions

  • POPA Festival
  • Popa Museum
  • Art From Street

Locations

  • Porrentruy
  • Switzerland
  • Netherlands

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