Overview

• The elusive artist first shared a photo of the stencil online without disclosing its location before French media traced it to Marseille.
• The mural depicts a dark lighthouse casting a white beam accompanied by the phrase “I want to be what you saw in me.”
• It is stenciled on a building wall in the 7th arrondissement’s Rue Félix-Fregier and integrates a nearby bollard’s shadow into its design.
• Since its appearance dozens of visitors have posed for photos with the artwork, turning it into an impromptu attraction.
• Banksy’s real identity remains unknown even as his street pieces continue to fetch millions at auction.