Portrait of the singer projected onto the French National Assembly in the wake of the Olympic dispute

In the early hours of June 27, a giant portrait of a French singer at the centre of a dispute over her invitation to perform at the Paris Olympic Games was projected onto the façade of the National Assembly in Paris.

Photojournalist Nicolas Mercier filmed the stunt and told Storyful that portraits, including that of Mali-born pop star Aya Nakamura, were projected by the activist group Banlieues Climat.

The group wants to “denounce the possibility of the extreme right taking power,” Mercier told Storyful.

President Emmanuel Macron’s proposal to have Aya Nakamura perform at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games has sparked a backlash from the right in France, with Marine Le Pen calling the proposal an attempt to “humiliate the French people.”

Video transcript

Yes, M. You’ll probably notice it when you start through him.

Yes, true love for people. I’m a bit of a believer that there is no justification for it.

And then I will ask the Lord for help.

This is a violation, at your request of the devil, at your request of the devil, you have no permission, you have no permission.

This is the National Assembly that you are on the way to becoming a pastoral project for the citizens.

Because whatever you do is much more than you expect from them.

Bon voil, that’s nothing bad, there are two, that’s beautiful, that’s the moon, that’s nothing, and that’s true that all are good, all are good.