The scene dates back to March 23. In the streets of downtown Rennes, which are almost deserted, a funny character strolls around in a costume made up of 150 certificates of derogatory travel. Dumbfounded, the rare passers-by whom he meets stop him or film him with their mobile. Place de la République, the individual in the strange costume is also checked by three police officers responsible for enforcing the rules of confinement.
Widely relayed on social networks, this video is the work of Maxime Matthys. This Belgian artist, who recently settled in the Breton capital, took advantage of the situation to produce a performance entitled "Come out covered".
Ask people about containment
Asked by France Bleu Armorique, the artist explained the meaning of his approach. For him, it is not a question of provocation. Rather, he sees it as a way of asking people about containment. "The costume is a bit of a metaphor for the current situation and the crazy public health policy: quarantine and confinement are techniques that were created in the Middle Ages to fight the epidemics of the time like the plague or leprosy. In 2020, with our armada of technological innovations, we find ourselves using these medieval techniques, ”he explains.
His certificates duly completed, the artist took down one of his costume before presenting it to the police, thus escaping verbalization. But the police still asked him to destroy his costume in front of them to avoid the crowds, the radio said.
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