Name: Street art with a message of hope and peace
Uploaded: 2015-07-23T14:58:17Z
Duration: 5 min 29 s
Description: What does this gorgeous street art say? It's Arabic poetry, inspired by bold graffiti and placed where a message of hope and peace can do the most good. In this quietly passionate talk, artist and TED Fellow eL Seed describes his ambition: to create art so beautiful it needs no translation.

What does this gorgeous street art say? It's Arabic poetry, inspired by bold graffiti and placed where a message of hope and peace can do the most good. In this quietly passionate talk, artist and TED Fellow eL Seed describes his ambition: to create art so beautiful it needs no translation.

eL Seed: Street art with a message of hope and peace

Street art with a message of hope and peace

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