Jace's Gouzou in Le Havre

Le Havre – Treasure Hunt For Gouzous

Jace, born in Le Havre, is quite an internationally famous street artist. His character, Gouzou, can be found on walls and other places around the world. It’s therefore no surprise that Jace worked on doing something special for the 500 years celebration of the city of Le Havre

 

Jace spray painted 51 masterpieces around the city; from the top of the hill to the sea side. Some of them very big and obvious ……

Big Gouzou from Jace in Le Havre
Big Gouzou from Jace in Le Havre

….. some small and hidden

Small Gouzou from Jace in Le Havre
Small Gouzou from Jace in Le Havre

The 51 Gouzous need to be found! It has therefore become a treasure-hunt. Find the Gouzou, take a selfie (a photo of the Gouzou with you in the picture), add the tag ‪”#‎CatchMeIfYouSprayCan‬” and post it on social media.

Sea Gouzou from artist Jace in Le Havre
Sea Gouzou from artist Jace in Le Havre

The first one who finds them all gets an original work of art of the artist, and the 15 next ones get a silkscreen by Jace.

Fishing Gouzou by Jace in Le Havre
Fishing Gouzou by Jace in Le Havre

Apart from winning, it’s a great way of discovering the city of Le Havre.

Jace's Gouzou in Le Havre
Jace’s Gouzou in Le Havre

Apart from being beautifully spray painted, the Gouzou are also only funny and in most cases are appropriate of the location of the Gouzou. You will find them on walls, electricity or phone distribution boxes …

Silo Gouzou by Jace in Le Havre
Silo Gouzou by Jace in Le Havre

… on grain silos in the harbour to …

Door Gouzou with a climate change message by Jace in Le Havre
Door Gouzou with a climate change message by Jace in Le Havre

… to doors of buildings and power company distribution boxes. The one above even has a subtle climate change message…

Spray can Gouzou at an angle by Jace in Le Havre
Spray can Gouzou at an angle by Jace in Le Havre

This Gouzou was spray painted in a corner. As usual, they are smartly done, very creative.

Some of them are even more complex, requiring several photos to show it all:

Delivery box of Gouzous by Jace in Le Havre
Delivery box of Gouzous by Jace in Le Havre
Side of delivery box of Gouzous by Jace in Le Havre
Side of delivery box of Gouzous by Jace in Le Havre

Or this box :

Smoking is bad for Gouzou by Jace in Le Havre
Smoking is bad for Gouzou by Jace in Le Havre
Matches of the Smoking is bad for Gouzou by Jace in Le Havre
Matches of the Smoking is bad for Gouzou by Jace in Le Havre

Here are some of the 51 Gouzous (in total I found 20 in one day).

Beach bum Gouzou by Jace in Le Havre
Beach bum Gouzou by Jace in Le Havre
Growing Love Gouzou by Jace in Le Havre
Growing Love Gouzou by Jace in Le Havre
Flying Gouzous by Jace in Le Havre
Flying Gouzous by Jace in Le Havre
At the Le Havre beach Gouzou by Jace in Le Havre
At the Le Havre beach Gouzou by Jace in Le Havre
iPhone trap Gouzou by Jace in Le Havre
iPhone trap Gouzou by Jace in Le Havre
Drilling Gouzou by Jace in Le Havre
Drilling Gouzou by Jace in Le Havre
Playing darts Gouzou by Jace in Le Havre
Playing darts Gouzou by Jace in Le Havre
Not a Gouzou by Jace in Le Havre
Not a Gouzou by Jace in Le Havre
Cow riding Gouzou by Jace in Le Havre
Cow riding Gouzou by Jace in Le Havre

The last one was a bit difficult to take since it’s above a busy “end-of-the-motorway”….

So if you like Jace’s works of art and want to discover Le Havre, why not go and discover all 51. Remember to post a photo of you, the Gouzou and the tag on the social media.

Click here to find out more about the artist named Jace and his Gouzou characters.

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