A mime and four blue replicas of himself peacefully installed inside a shop window.
The set-up is serene.
An image of beauty, an illusion of life.
An eye(I) at the centre of a storm of questions born in the street.
Who are those blue boys? Which ones are real? Are they all real? Are none?
· On show 24 hours a day.
A permanent installation,
the blue boys are there from morning till night.
But is the real one there?
The authenticity of the replicas perpetuates the illusion.
· "A captivating phenomenon".
"The street is entranced by the blue boys. "
"It is a fascinating enigma. "
People look at each other, talk to each other, they dream and laugh together.
A performance that is on both sides of the glass.
"An arresting popularity! "
The simplicity of the installation
and the permanency
of the show are considerable assets for the festival
which welcomes the Blue Boys and for the shop which houses them.