Francis before his wall

Look at the shadow first. On the left, on the blue court, stands a second Francis with the same open arms, pressed flat against the wall he painted himself. The maker and what he leaves behind, in a single frame. This is not the pose of someone who has finished. It is the gesture of someone giving something back. For the Love of God began as a commission ("it was supposed to be a job") and grew into the largest work Francis Sling has made so far: a mural wrapped around a sports court at Landhuis Rondeklip, about the moment love created everything. A rainbow-coloured branch winds in from the left and seems to end right at his hand. Above it, metal leaves in pink, yellow and orange catch the light. Francis Sling (Curaçao, 1979) is a painter, muralist, poet and musician. His walls in Willemstad, such as 3 O'Clock Romance in Scharloo and Djosa in Otrobanda, have become landmarks on the island. Djosa asks what God is. For the Love of God paints one possible answer: love, as the beginning of everything. At the end of November 2026 this wall is the setting for Strange Bird, the launch of his new book For Example. Whoever comes will stand on the same blue court as Francis does here.