Pitteurs : François Müller and le collectif CJ (2021)

Written in large letters and covering a good part of the wall, the Pitteurs artwork doesn’t go unnoticed. Although it may seem enigmatic, this artwork is just a reference to the school of Pitteurs. Instead, the representation of Tchanchès should draw your attention. Whereas on the painting located on rue Jean d’Outremeuse, Tchanchès is represented with childlike features, almost doll-like; here, he looks like a yelling drunkard with his bottle of “pekèt”, the name of a local alcohol drink. Even if they are diametrically opposed, these two representations show two of the multiple facets of the Tchanchès character. He is as much a children’s hero as this incorrigible pekèt drinker. Indeed, his excesses are causing his wife, Nanesse, legendary anger! However, she is represented here as serene and smiling. She probably didn’t realise her husband’s condition…