A project of peace, painted across 50 buildings | eL Seed

[@hamariachi]

more people deserve to see this

[@Shloandsteady]

This talk is so inspiring. Along with three other friends, i run a non for profit where we spread social awareness via painting dilapidated walls around the city of Mumbai. I remember this one time we were painting an area of a railway station, when a man in his late 50's comes up and says," nobody has done anything to clean this area for 50 years, and its really good that the youth are doing this". Naser, here is an inspiration.

[@fadym8181]

El seed, I am for Egypt, Can't thank you enough for this ! Your art has physically imprinted beauty and brought hope to the poor

[@hassanfaqih814]

"إذا أراد أحدهم أن يُبصر نور الشمس , فإن عليه أن يمسح عينيه".

[@samfard4743]

WELL DONE. From teaching calligraphy - grafitti in Dubai, to HERE .. BEST WORKSHOP EVER. WELL DONE

[@passives0n]

A most original and inspiring project that combines the elements of life shared commonly across cultures, garbage. From the community perspective, the cultural unification, the individual mindset and contribution, and the change in understanding about the objective of the project is a unique approach to opening up pathways that obstruct our perceptions and, like a curiousity, to explore our own psychological limitations from a personal viewpoint. Opening the mind to the community. The project could be a model for multicultural integration.

[@hin0579]

this is Amazing we need more people like him

[@AMIRAMIR-vs9nf]

Art will save us. ما شاء الله

[@monilangeKootenays]

This is moving. Well done! Art meets anthropology or the other way around. The real art is about humanity - when judgemental people open their eyes and hearts to something taboo and rejoice when they see beauty and light in their fellow human beings.

[@annaliesgardet3039]

Absolutely wonderful and inspiring ... I had also tears in my eyes, but tears of happiness about this project and about the resilience of the "garbadge people" ! Mabrk to the artist and to this community !

[@glenbartholomew1058]

You and these people helped us wipe our eyes. Thank you!

[@mohammed_yassin]

One of the most inspiring Ted talks I've ever seen

[@WyeExplorer]

A fabulous effort and a vision that unfolded. It makes you realize that peace can indeed be invoked. All the best. Mark

[@TehPompkinHead]

This was a very good feeling ted talks

[@sanjaymti]

Loved the talk. inspiring on many planes. Really makes one reflect on our biases and stereotypes about beauty, compassion, how we see different communities, and the relevance of art in our lives.

[@axelasdf]

The english subtitles are superb.

[@adriangutz]

Because someone translates it

[@user-wg3or1tu5y]

He is speaking English. I don't have an accent of any sort, but I understand him perfectly.

[@Darkness-rs9sp]

yeah me too, but at first i thought he was speaking a foreign language

[@graphicsociety1]

Speechless. Crying. How little I am.

[@hassanhany7315]

I’m not crying you are

It is very funny the tea in Egypt. It can be 50c in the shade but there will still be a teabreak :D

[@nizarabushararah5243]

It makes you sweat and cool off actually, that's the reason

I have learned something new today.

[@TheAnnoyingGunner]

Now are we talking about hot tea or iced tea?

[@nizarabushararah5243]

+TheAnnoyingGunner hot

[@BIGJ1544]

That's awesome. I actually got to see him paint one at the University of Houston in person.

[@88mahe]

that's so cool! how lucky you are!

[@aiah_ahmed]

Love this so much! Thank you eL Seed for your humanity 🙏🏼💙🎇

[@EricaVirvo]

I am so inspired by your humanity!

[@mahabenhamad797]

Our respect....you are a legend and a great mind ...proud of you! This is such a great project, so inspirational.....!!!

[@queeniss]

One of my favorite ted talk... So inspirational

[@officialejj8075]

truly beautiful 😢

[@jessie-sarahshapiro5289]

This gave me goosebumps! Thank you for sharing

[@esraaamin8372]

من أجمل الفيديوهات الي شفتها في حياتي👏

[@oddlyme9659]

Wow!! Thank you!!!!

[@MuralFormToronto]

This is such a great project.

[@bd_ART]

he is a legend!

[@ahmedmagdyelgendy473]

thank you

[@Positivpower1]

all my respect to you, you are a big thinking mind.

[@unknown1234k]

proud of this guy

[@gmtcbr6131]

wow.. it always gives me a wonderful feeling to know about new people and their communities, and how in small ways some brilliant people come up with the idea of making a difference, whether big or small. :)

[@rafaeladondoni9323]

Que projeto maravilhoso 👏👏👏

[@BunnyFett]

So inspirational!

[@egyptianmenna]

An amazingly amazing talk ! you are an amazing person with incredible talent !

[@shizamalik1310]

Amazing man ! so motivating!

[@bridamc3493]

Beautiful man!

[@gordontarpley]

I like this kind of vandalism.

[@jamie_2314]

May I ask why you think this is vandalism? Because of the owners of the buildings are fine with it, it is hardly vandalism

[@gordontarpley]

calm down, I'm just making a goof.

[@giacomohenning8548]

+gordontarpley he was calm...

[@josevera1535]

Terrible joke. In my town, there are morons who paint over important monuments, claiming that painting is life, and it's their right to express themselves. THAT, is actually vandalism. Destroying things that are not of your belongings. This (the video) is concensed art. This kind of comment doesn't help people call things by their actual names.

[@hamdygenedy4612]

Proud of you 👏👏👏

[@ilhemabdaoui6034]

you are great man

[@freya2841]

you are as beautiful person as your words and your art work. :)

[@sereen_alyahya]

the greatest show

[@TheAnnoyingGunner]

I wonder how many of the commons visit that mountain to see this artwork that is supposed to change their mind...

[@MegaLETSREAD]

Similar project to the favelas in rio painted by the 2 dutch architects

[@B3nnub1rd]

Ah! Thank you! I felt this was familiar, but knew I hadn't seen this yet...

[@ساهرالليل-ث1ي]

برافو عليك استمر ..!

[@abhishekagrawal9292]

wow, beautiful

[@joaopedrocastilhodavanco624]

TED Talks estourando miolos

[@joaopedrocastilhodavanco624]

xD

[@JakeobE]

TU MADRE

[@PedroHenrique-me9mg]

kkkkkkkk brazza!

[@SerfUA]

when theare will be translate subtitels?

[@mouradali8270]

What El Seed in Banff ??!! When .. How did I miss this

[@AnonEyeMouse]

Reminds me of the graffiti Q codes in watchdogs.

[@sarahal-suleihi1515]

it's really sad how thousands of vehicles everyday go from downtown to New Cairo and back, pass by these neglected communities without a second thought, as though they don't exist

[@danielignacioarriagasalama7636]

excelente

[@sohasabry6952]

amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing

[@ik04]

Cool idea. Tragic canvas...

[@johanimanar1576]

تحيا مصر

[@GabrielLima-to9sn]

quem veio só para estudar inglês kkk

[@lekhsarahamady9313]

😭

[@JarJarWookie]

Let's not clean up the piles of trash, just paint enough patterns all over the place to confuse the eye and the trash almost starts to blend in.

[@chadoftoons]

You clearly did not listen to his talk

[@TheAnnoyingGunner]

You clearly didn't think about how a picture showing a cryptic text, which is only recognizable from one specific angle right from the top of a hill and in broad daylight in the middle of the desert, influences the common people who clearly have better things to do than wandering on hills.

[@typictrain]

🧩

[@xedn]

Very sad

[@umerhr4326]

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[@CurtisJBergerJr]

No such thing as world peace.

[@jonathancouch4603]

Not with that attitude.

[@CurtisJBergerJr]

+Jonathan Couch It's a great attitude to have. Attitude of not basing things off of false hopes and instead working on realistic solutions to help make the world better. No such thing as world peace, but there is such a thing as a much better world than we have today...

[@darios9797]

it isn't realistic to hope for world peace right now, but i do think that at one point we will be smart enough to reach it, probably not now or in 50 years but who knows how society will be in 300 or 400 years. If we survive through this phase of our civilization i really think world peace is a reachable concept.

[@Darkness-rs9sp]

Maybe there's no such word like that today, but maybe tomorrow.

[@TheAnnoyingGunner]

+The Evo Unicorn For people to unite, you have to give them a reason, a goal. Some shared powerful idea with direct applicability. As long as we don't have to escape the planet or we met some dangerous alien specie, I doubt that humanity will live in absolute peace.

[@Remmeeee]

im quite sure the painting isnt alive...