Gaze Toward the Sea — artwork #10063 by Vhils · Catania, Italy
graffiti portrait face large-scale silos harbor mediterranean
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Alexandre Farto, known as Vhils, was born in 1987 in Seixal, on the far bank of the Tagus opposite Lisbon. He came up through graffiti in the early 2000s, then studied at the Byam Shaw School of Art in London. His work drew attention in 2008 at the Cans Festival in London, where a face carved into a wall stood next to a piece by Banksy. His technique is subtractive, which sets him apart from almo…
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Added 20/04/2026
A monumental 30.2 × 64-metre mural painted in 2015 by VHILS on the seaward face of eight grain silos at the port of Catania, as part of the Emergence Festival. The work depicts a male face with carved features gazing eastward toward Greece, Turkey, Egypt and Syria - a symbolic gesture of welcome to all peoples connected to Sicily across the Mediterranean. At nearly 1,933 m², it remains the largest mural VHILS has produced.
The artwork Gaze Toward the Sea is of type graffiti. You can admire it in the city of Catania in Italy, more precisely here: Via Domenico Tempio, 95121 Catania.
This graffiti is also tagged as: portrait, face, large-scale, silos, harbor, mediterranean.
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