L'art est partout

Spilling out of restaurants, galleries and pop up venues into the narrow streets of Arles

are artists, curators, and photographers -- professional and amateur.

Whimsical gold sculptures of animals adorn random corners.

No signage or information about these gilded forms are given. 

Art is literally everywhere, every surface a canvas.

In the dappled afternoon sunlight,
even with the onslaught of tourists, tranquility hangs in the air.

Voices are subdued, art is appreciated.

Life is damn good.