Huge artwork inspired by coronavirus crisis unveiled in the Alps

An artist known for creating huge pieces on grass has unveiled a project in the Swiss Alps inspired by the coronavirus crisis.

Guillaume Legros, better known as French artist Saype, has painted images in cities across the world, including Paris, Buenos Aires and Liverpool.

His new work is entitled Beyond Crisis and shows a girl looking out towards the horizon with a chain of stick figures holding hands.

“The fresco of more than 3,000 square metres evokes the building of a world with more solidarity and more humanity,” Saype said in a statement.

The artwork was created on a clearing near the resort town of Leysin, in western Switzerland, using spray paint derived from coal and chalk.

Saype often paints children or close-ups of people’s hands gripping each other’s forearms and like his previous pieces Beyond Crisis is biodegradable and temporary.