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Most people walk past city bollards without a second thought.
In Paris, one artist decided they deserved personalities.

French street artist Le CyKlop has spent years quietly transforming ordinary metal posts into bright yellow, one-eyed characters that resemble oversized LEGO figures. Using spray paint and bold graphic details, he turns traffic barriers into something playful and slightly mischievous. The project, often referred to as “Angry L’éGO,” has been documented by design outlets such as Designboom, which highlighted how these installations reimagine forgotten pieces of infrastructure.

At first glance, it feels like a prank. A harmless visual joke tucked between cafés and cobblestone streets. But there’s something more deliberate happening. Bollards exist to control movement. They stop cars. They enforce boundaries. By repainting them into expressive figures, Le CyKlop shifts their role from silent enforcers to characters that seem almost alive, watching the city that built them.

Street art is often loud and confrontational. This isn’t. It doesn’t shout. It doesn’t vandalize monuments. It works with what is already there. That restraint is what makes it effective. The city remains the same, yet your perception of it changes.

And maybe that’s the quiet power of it.
If even a steel post can gain personality, what else in our daily routine are we overlooking?

Credits: @lecyklop/ Instagram

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