The image of a lighthouse is accompanied by the words ‘I want to be what you see in me’Mark Taylor Content Editor and Charlotte McLaughlin PA Senior Entertainment Reporter
16:56, 29 May 2025Updated 16:59, 29 May 2025
The new Banksy artwork has appeared in an undisclosed location
Bristol artist Banksy has put an image of a lighthouse and the words “I want to be what you see in me” in an undisclosed location.
The image on his Instagram has two older people walking their two dogs near the artwork, which is in black and white with the lighthouse tower shining outwards.
Another picture shows a blurred person riding a scooter and a graffiti tag close by the artwork.
The location has not yet been confirmed by the artist but it understood to be in the Le Panier district of Marseille, in the south of France.
The Bristol graffiti artist has seen his works fetch millions at auction, and led to widespread speculation over his identity.
The latest work, revealed today, Thursday, May 29, has a tag that seems to say Yaze, which is the mark used by Canadian graffiti artist Yaze, who also goes by the name Marco The Polo and cites Banksy as an inspiration.
The quote used by Banksy could also have been taken from a song by Tennessee-based country band Lonestar, called Softly.
It features the lyric: “I want to be what you see in me. I want to love you the way that you love me.”
The new Banksy artwork has appeared in an undisclosed location
Last year, London saw a swathe of animal-themed Banksy works including a rhino seemingly mounting a silver Nissan Micra, two elephant silhouettes with their trunks stretched out towards each other, and three monkeys that looked as though they were swinging on a bridge.
Since putting one painting of a gorilla lifting the shutter at London Zoo, Banksy has also posted another image, of a Madonna with baby Jesus and what looks like a bullet hole.