Painted completely freehand by Felix Seele in one continuous session at Motorwerk Berlin — no sketches, no planning, no corrections, no second tries. Every mark, every movement, every detail was created instinctively in the moment. Once the line started, it didn’t stop until the fifty meters were complete.
After the painting was finished, the work was carefully cut by hand into one hundred individual originals of 160 × 50 cm. Each one is a real fragment of the larger composition — not a print, not a reproduction. No two are alike.
Felix numbered the pieces right to left: #1 is the rightmost edge of the original, #100 is the leftmost. Hang them in any combination — or, for the most accurate panorama, descending from left to right.
100
099
098
097
096
095
094
093
092
091
090
089
088
087
086
085
084
083
082
081
080
079
078
077
076
075
074
073
072
071
070
069
068
067
066
065
064
063
062
061
060
059
058
057
056
055
054
053
052
051
050
049
048
047
046
045
044
043
042
041
040
039
038
037
036
035
034
033
032
031
030
029
028
027
026
025
024
023
022
021
020
019
018
017
016
015
014
013
012
011
010
009
008
007
006
005
004
003
002
001
Sometimes you drown in your thoughts, searching for ways to excite yourself, to still feel surprised… almost alive. By something you desire to create.
I thought about this project almost a year ago. I had multiple dates planned, but the space and weather made it difficult to roll out a 50m long painting and have enough time to finish it. Thanks to the amazing Motorwerk Berlin for giving us their space and the possibility to finally do it.
I remember telling Tino about it, and with no questions asked, he just did the research and ordered the paper. We have worked together for so long that he doesn’t doubt anymore. It’s a special form of trust and appreciation. I love this. Thank you.
Seeing the paper at full size made me scared for a second, but everyone who knows me will tell you I love a little challenge — and sometimes I need it. I had no plan, made no sketch, just followed the flow of the moment.
Same as getting to this point — I remember being rejected in so many ways, entering this world having no idea what the fuck was going on… it was hard, man, to arrive where I am now. In the darkest moments, I always had that little glimpse inside me that never let me give up. It never allowed me to quit — an unconditional belief that somehow it would work out.
We cut it into 100 pieces, each unique, each an original, each available only once — just like my tattoos.
This painting stands for my path. Each one has its own beauty in the darkness. Each one is a little reminder to dream and go for it if you really don’t want to live without it. Each one is a reminder not to quit when things get tough. Each one is a glimpse to believe in yourself. Each one tells you that rejection doesn’t define your worth — and that sometimes, it can all work out.