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Urban Interventions: Colourful murals pop up across Asia and Europe

This colourful collection of street art murals is the handiwork of Chifumi Krohom. Based in Cambodia, the artist has painted these giant scenes, which all feature his signature 'hands', on buildings in his home city, as well as in Denmark and France.

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Large-scale mural by Chifumi Krohom featuring a stylised white hand on red and blue panels with polka dot pattern, painted on a residential building in Denmark

Originally from France, the aim of Krohom's work is to integrate different cultures through art. He is inspired by all aspects of local tradition, whether that be a pattern extracted from the wall of a temple, or a silk scarf found in the labyrinth of a local market.

Sometimes Krohom's hands appear on abandoned houses located close to the jungle, and sometimes they appear on chic restaurants in the busy Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh. Others were created during the artist's travels to Nepal.

Discover more of Krohom's work at www.chifumi.fr.

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Chifumi Krohom's mural featuring red and white hands with gold details painted on a building wall in an Asian street market setting
A colourful mural by Chifumi Krohom featuring his signature hands in red, pink and white adorns a multi-level building in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, above a street-level shop with a green awning and parked vehicles below
Large-scale mural by Chifumi Krohom featuring symmetrical black and white hands with ornate swirling patterns against a bright yellow background on an urban building at night
Large mural by Chifumi Krohom on a building featuring ornate orange decorative patterns with two white hands emerging from the centre, with a figure standing on the roof against a cityscape backdrop
Chifumi Krohom's mural of a white hand holding red and blue fabric painted on an abandoned building with a water tank, surrounded by palm trees at sunset in Cambodia
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