ELLA & PITR

Ella & Pitr are a duo of French urban artists from Saint-Étienne, formed in 2007 after meeting while pasting drawings on the street. They quickly developed a singular universe populated by sleeping, dreaming or reclining characters, often depicted on monumental scales. Their work is distinguished by spectacular in situ interventions, notably on building rooftops, visible from the sky. These giant figures, fragile and poetic, seem suspended between dream and reality, in direct dialogue with architecture and the urban landscape. Through drawing, mural painting and collage, Ella & Pitr explore themes linked to childhood, the passage of time, vulnerability and the collective imagination. Their practice oscillates between the spontaneity of street art and the formal mastery of compositions designed for space. The duo has created monumental works in numerous cities in France and abroad, establishing themselves as one of the leading tandems on the contemporary muralism scene.