{"id":22791,"date":"2025-12-03T16:48:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drorhadadi.com\/?p=22791"},"modified":"2026-01-05T18:21:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T16:21:49","slug":"the-children-of-seth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drorhadadi.com\/en\/the-children-of-seth\/","title":{"rendered":"The Children of SETH"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Whether you are a long-time street art enthusiast or just beginning to explore the fascinating world of urban art, it is hard to remain indifferent to the works of SETH Globepainter<\/strong> (Julien Malland, born 1972). The colorful, thoughtful children he creates transform urban walls into spaces filled with imagination, innocence, and hope.<\/p>

\u201cParis is a city I know deeply, and for me it is a constant source of exploration through painting. I love its architecture, the differences between neighborhoods, and the richness of its culture \u2013 everything about it inspires me.\u201d<\/p>

Who is SETH Globepainter?
<\/strong>SETH was born in Paris and is considered one of the leading street artists in France and the world. His style is defined by large-scale paintings of children that symbolize the ability to see the world through different eyes.<\/p>

\u201cI make both murals and gallery works. The street allows me to reach everyone, not only those who go to museums.\u201d<\/p>

Children at the Center of Creation
<\/strong>Almost every work by SETH features a boy or girl, sometimes with faces hidden or turned aside. The choice to conceal the face is intentional.<\/p>

\u201cThere is a little of me in every child I paint. It is my way to speak to everyone. If I painted adults, it would not convey the same message. Children allow me to show difficult situations in a positive and thoughtful way.\u201d The children of SETH are a universal symbol. They speak to every culture, everywhere, and allow an immediate emotional connection with the viewer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Adapting to Place and Culture
<\/strong>SETH is known as an artist who travels and paints wherever he goes – from Ukraine to Mexico, from China to South America.
In every place, he strives to adapt his work to the local context.<\/p>

\u201cWhat interests me are local architecture and culture. I want a connection with the place where I paint. It can be masks, traditional embroidery, or elements from local history.\u201d
Thus, his murals in Paris differ from those he created in Ukraine or Rome, but all share the same visual language of childhood imagination.<\/p>

Paris as an Open Canvas
<\/strong>In Paris, many of SETH\u2019s works can be found, especially in the 13th arrondissement, which has become an open-air museum of street art through the Boulevard Paris 13<\/strong> project. His large murals rise along building facades and attract art lovers from around the world.<\/p>

\u201cWhat is special about a city like Paris is that you can get to know a neighborhood through the people you meet while painting. Art becomes a tool for real human connection.\u201d<\/p>

SETH\u2019s Sources of Inspiration
<\/strong>SETH\u2019s work is deeply rooted in the world of childhood – a world where play, curiosity, and imagination merge into inspiring visual creation.<\/p>

\u201cThe child I paint speaks not only to children but also to adults \u2013 to the child that lives within each of us.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Childhood and Play Cultures
<\/strong>SETH draws inspiration from childhood games, traditional toys, and imagery related to the world of children \u2013 skipping ropes, balloons, hide-and-seek, or simple chalk drawings. His paintings often feature fantastic worlds, colorful openings, or tunnels that lead to \u201canother place.\u201d These represent the child\u2019s ability to escape reality through imagination and build parallel worlds.

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Social and Political Perspective
<\/strong>Beyond childhood innocence, SETH\u2019s works often reflect social criticism or references to complex political situations. A painting of a child looking beyond a wall, for example, hints at questions of boundaries, isolation, and freedom.<\/p>

\u201cThere are places where the situation is complicated, and my painting allows me to speak about it gently, in a positive way that encourages reflection.\u201d
The combination of playfulness and imagination with references to political reality allows viewers to experience the work on several levels – as visual pleasure and as a reflection on broader themes such as identity, belonging, peace, and freedom.

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Studio Work and Technique
<\/strong>Before painting on a public wall, SETH dedicates time in his studio to sketches, visual research, and composition planning. He studies the relationship between the child figure and the architectural element where the work will appear.
The studio allows him to experiment with shades \u2013 especially acrylic and spray paint \u2013 and to play with the contrast between realistic black and white and vivid bursts of color (pink, turquoise, yellow, purple).<\/p>

\u201cThe street is my canvas, but the studio is where I think, explore, and understand what I really want to say.\u201d<\/p>

Main Techniques<\/strong><\/p>