Just like his friend Escif (covered), Blu is also in Melilla, a small autonomous city of Spain and an exclave on the north coast of Morocco, Melilla is politically part of Europe, but belong geographically to Africa.
The Italian muralist found this “ugly” wall close to the Melilla / Morocco border where everyday thousands of people are passing through the border to buy imported goods and products to resell in Morocco.
This new mural perfectly sums up the current situation of African migrants trying to enter Europe through Melilla and this quote by Ali Achet who’s been stuck in the city since December 2005 says it all.
“We came looking for liberty, but this is a prison. What have we done? Every day we wait for a solution. We are suffering. We have nothing now. A prison sentence is definite. This is endless.”
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