Artist Takes Images Of Random People Captured By Google Street View And Turns Them Into Murals (20 Pics)

Google Street View offers 360-degree panoramic shots taken from roadways worldwide. Knowing the appearance of a location before you hit the road is extremely helpful for tracking down a building or storefront. The tool also allows curious internet goers to visit a foreign place and get an unsanitized glimpse into its residents’ daily lives.

On the other hand, Google Street View can feel like a massive invasion of privacy — a theme explored by street artist Paolo Cirio in this thought-provoking 2016 project. He takes Google Street View images of random people doing mundane things — reading a newspaper at a cafe, waiting for a bus, or simply strolling the sidewalk with a bag of groceries — and turns them into graffiti murals. He then plasters each mural in the exact location the photo was taken.

Scroll on for a closer look at this fascinating and one-of-a-kind project.