C215

C215, whose real name is Christian Guémy, was born in 1973 in Bondy. A graduate in history and art history from the Sorbonne, he became passionate about Caravaggio before taking up stencilling in 2006. He became known for close-up portraits of forgotten figures, homeless people, refugees, street children and elderly people, and for his cats, a recurring subject. His stencils cover walls in Paris, Barcelona, Amsterdam, London, Rome and Oslo. He was made a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in 2019.