Perception — The Zaraeeb District — artwork #9986 by eL Seed · Cairo, Egypt
graffiti calligraphy anamorphic rooftop arabic-lettering aerial-view
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Born on August 21, 1981 in Le Chesnay, near Paris, to Tunisian parents originally from Gabès, eL Seed grew up in France speaking only the Tunisian dialect. In his teens, while reconnecting with his roots, he learned to read and write classical Arabic, developing a passion for traditional calligraphy that he merged with the energy of graffiti to invent what he calls 'calligraffiti'. His first majo…
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Added 20/04/2026
'Perception' is a monumental anamorphic work created by eL Seed in March 2016 in the Manshiyat Naser (Zaraeeb) district of Cairo, a Coptic Christian community that collects and recycles the city's waste. The calligraphy in white, orange and blue is spread across approximately 50 buildings and becomes legible only from a single vantage point on Mokattam Mountain. It quotes Saint Athanasius of Alexandria (3rd century): 'Anyone who wants to see the sunlight clearly needs to wipe his eye first.'
The artwork Perception — Le quartier de Zaraeeb is of type graffiti. You can admire it in the city of Cairo in Egypt, more precisely here: Manshiyat Naser (Zaraeeb), Cairo.
This graffiti is also tagged as: calligraphy, anamorphic, rooftop, arabic-lettering, aerial-view.
Find all artworks by the artists who contributed to its creation by clicking on their name: eL Seed
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