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media type="youtube" key="0PAy1zBtTbw" height="315" width="560" JR's TEF prize wish: Use art to turn the world inside out.

JR is an half unknown French street art worker. He started drawing and taking pictures since he was 15 years old. He thinks that city is the best drawing board, so he started his art work on the walls, or temporary barracks.Then he use his camera takes photo on different people, and paste it on any street as movable art gallery because he thinks that everyone is the best connoisseur. JR's art project was being more and more popular, so he make the step, he decided to go many other countries to see and to take picture. Everywhere he goes, he does not contact with local government or any media companies, he just walk in to the people's life, talk to them and take then pictures. He will post the picture in that place, specific location, so people will understand the meaning of this picture. His art project goes into many places that media reporters cannot go. And his art project makes people find their way to express their emotions, and makes different cultures of people getting closer. He said that he cannot save the world, but he hopes art and changing the world.