Street Murals Bloom in Tunisia

A mural by Belgian artist ROA decorates a wall in the surrounding area of the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, on August 6, 2014, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. Artists from 34 diffrents nationalities were invited by France-based Tunisian artist Mehdi Ben Cheikh to take part in an initiative to turn Djerba’s Erriadh district into an “open sky museum”. (Photo by Joel Saget/AFP Photo)

A child stands by a mural by French artist LILIWENN which decorates a wall in the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, on August 8, 2014, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. (Photo by Joel Saget/AFP Photo)

A woman looks at a mural by South African artist FAITH 47 which decorates a wall in the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, on August 8, 2014, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. (Photo by Joel Saget/AFP Photo)

A mural by French artist DAN 23 decorates breeze blocks in the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, on August 7, 2014, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. (Photo by Joel Saget/AFP Photo)

A mural by French artist BOM-K decorates a wall in the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, on August 7, 2014, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. (Photo by Joel Saget/AFP Photo)

A man runs along a mural by Polish artist M-CITY decorating a wall in the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, on August 7, 2014, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. (Photo by Joel Saget/AFP Photo)

A mural by US artist KNOW HOPE (L) and Italian artist ORTICANOODLES decorate a wall in the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, on August 7, 2014, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. (Photo by Joel Saget/AFP Photo)

A mural by Belgian artist ROA decorates a wall in the surrounding area of the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, on August 6, 2014, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. (Photo by Joel Saget/AFP Photo)

A mural by Belgian artist ROA decorates a wall in the surrounding area of the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, on August 6, 2014, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. (Photo by Joel Saget/AFP Photo)

A mural by Belgian artist ROA decorates a wall in the surrounding area of the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, on August 6, 2014, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. (Photo by Joel Saget/AFP Photo)

A mural by Mexican artist SANER (L), French artist DAN23 (C) and Polish artist M-CITY (topR) decorate a wall in the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, on August 7, 2014, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. (Photo by Joel Saget/AFP Photo)

A woman, pushing a stroller, looks at a mural by French artist KATRE in the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, on August 7, 2014, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. (Photo by Joel Saget/AFP Photo)

A mural by Belgian artist ROA decorates a wall in the surrounding area of the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, on August 7, 2014, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. (Photo by Joel Saget/AFP Photo)

A woman enters her house decorated by French artist REA in the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, on August 8, 2014, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. (Photo by Joel Saget/AFP Photo)

A mural by Polish artist -CITY decorates an abandoned wall in the surrounding area of the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, on August 6, 2014, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. (Photo by Joel Saget/AFP Photo)

A woman walks past murals by French artist SETH in the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, on August 7, 2014, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. (Photo by Joel Saget/AFP Photo)

A mural by Polish artist M-CITY decorates a wall in the surrounding area of the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, on August 6, 2014, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. (Photo by Joel Saget/AFP Photo)

US artist SWOON decorates a wall the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, on August 8, 2014, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. (Photo by Joel Saget/AFP Photo)

A mural by Belgian artist ROA decorates an abandoned wall in the surrounding area of the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, on August 7, 2014, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. (Photo by Joel Saget/AFP Photo)

A mural by Brazilian artist Tinho decorates a wall in the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, on August 7, 2014, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. (Photo by Joel Saget/AFP Photo)

US artist Monica Canilao decorates a wall in the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, on August 7, 2014, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. (Photo by Joel Saget/AFP Photo)

A woman walks past a mural by Spanish artist B-TOY in the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, on August 7, 2014, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. (Photo by Joel Saget/AFP Photo)