Overview

• The mural sits on Rue Félix Fregier near Marseille’s Catalans beach, according to AFP confirmation.
• A black-and-white lighthouse stencil integrates a painted shadow from a nearby bollard to mimic a beam of light.
• Banksy overlaid the words “I want to be what you see in me,” marking his first public use of a self-referential statement.
• A “Yaze” tag beside the image references Canadian street artist Marco The Polo, who has cited Banksy as an inspiration.
• Online sleuths suggest the phrase may derive from Lonestar’s song “Softly,” though the artist has not confirmed the source.