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PA_1488 [50 points]
A big space invader in the 17ème arrondissement with the Hyatt Regency hotel at Porte Maillot in the background.
This one landed in the Summer of 2023, and that was a hot Summer.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: HOTTER THAN JULY
All my photos of PA_1488:
PA_1488 (Close-up, Septermber 2023)
PA_1488 (Wide shot 1, September 2023)
PA_1488 (Wide shot 2, September 2023)
PA_1488 (Wide shot 3, May 2025)
Date of invasion: 07/09/2023 (worldwide #4150)
[ Found, visited and flashed PA_1488 4 days after invasion ]
AMI_04 [30 points]
Hearts up in the Rue d'Engoulvent corner Rue du Pont À Moinet in the neighbourhood Saint-Leu. Lovely neighbourhood with colorful houses and narrow canals.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: NICE!
All my photos of AMI_04:
AMI_04 (Close-up, June 2025)
AMI_04 (Wide shot, June 2025)
Date of invasion: 12/06/2025
[ Encountered AMI_04 and all other invaders in Amiens more than 2 weeks after invasion ]
INVASION OF AMIENS
WAVE: 1
INVADERS: 16
WORLD WIDE: 4304 THRU 4320
TOTAL SCORE: 540 POINTS)
PA_810 [20 points]
One of the new space invaders spotted in 2010. This one was first seen on Flickr in December 2009, about one or two months after the invasion.
Screen notification FlashInvaders: "^_^GG^_^
Date of invasion: 25/10/2009
DELETED (August 2011)
RE-ACTIVATED October 2017
PA_638 [50 points]
A very recent (2005) RUBIK space invader in the 3rd arrondissement (Le Marais) of Paris. On the corner of Rue des Gravilliers and Rue Turbigo.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: "IN THE BOX!"
All my photos of PA_638:
PA_638 (Close-up, January 2006)
PA_638 (Wide shot, January 2006)
PA_638 (Wide shot, Re-Activated, October 2018)
Date of invasion: 25/12/2005
DELETED November 2009
RE-ACTIVATED July 2018
PA_ 1525 [100 points]
A huge big Italian themed space invader was installed by a team with scaffolding between 15 and 20 november. Seen from all over Place d'Italie when looking in the direction of Boulevard Auguste-Blanqui. The first time I visited this huge onw was on a gloomy Christmas Day. I promissed to return on sunny morning of which hereby act
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: ALTO E GROSSO
All my photos of PA_1525
PA_1525 (Close-up, May 2025)
PA_1525 (Wide shot 1, December 2024)
PA_1525 (Wide shot 2, May 2025)
Date of invasion: 21/11/2024 (world wide # 1486)
[ Visited PA_1525 one month after invasion ]
PA_891 [30 points]
Another one in the series Spray Can Invader which was a hit in 2010 arrived in Paris during a intense invasion wave in early 2011. This was the last of 5 new ones I found one day with thanks to my fellow space invader hunters on Flickr.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: WELL PLAYED!
All my photos of PA_891:
PA_891 (Close-up, April 2011)
PA_891 (Wide shot, April 2011)
PA_891 (Close-up, Re-Activated, August 2019)
PA_891 (Wide shot, Re-Activated, August 2019)
Date of invasion: 06/02/2011 (First seen on Flickr on 15/03/2011 by lesplacards)
DELETED end 2011
RE-ACTIVATED begin June 2019
DELETED October 2019
[ Visited PA_891 2 months and one day after invasion ]
Photo "Explored" on 28/04/2011 #211
AMI_13 [30 points]
The medieval centre of Amiens was certainly not missed by Invader. AMI_13 is located not far from Saint-Leu.
On June 12, 2025, the news came that the northern French city of Amiens had been visited by my favorite artist Invader. In total he installed 16 space invaders. In the days that followed, the idea came to visit Amiens on the weekend of June 28 and 29 to search, capture and flash them. And so it happened..
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: MISSION SUCCESFUL
All my photos of AMI_13:
AMI_13 (Close-up, June 2025)
AMI_13 (Wide shot, June 2025)
Date of invasion: 12/06/2025
[ Encountered AMI_13 and all other invaders in Amiens more than 2 weeks after invasion ]
INVASION OF AMIENS
WAVE: 1
INVADERS: 16
WORLD WIDE: 4304 THRU 4320
TOTAL SCORE: 540 POINTS)
PA_1549 [50 points]
Rue Servan corner Rue du Chemin Vert in the 11ème arrondissement. A big white runner appeared in the Summer of 2025 on this corner.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: GOOD EYES (a variable standard message)
All my photos of PA_1549:
PA_1549 (Close-up, August 2025)
PA_1549 (Wide shot, August 2025)
Date of invasion: 24/07/2025 (worldwide number 4332)
[I encountered, captured and flashed this one 13 days after invasion ]
PA_1077 26/10/2022 09h56
On the corner of the Rue Lepic and Rue Tholozé the view over Paris is fantastic and you can spot PA_1077 in the distance as well. Since the book with the complete first 4000 space invaders from 1998 to 2021 was released, we know that this space invader is number 2842 in the world.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: YEAHHH!
All my photos of PA_1077:
PA_1077 (Close-up, June 2014)
PA_1077 (Wide shot, August 2013)
PA_1077 (Wide shot, October 2022)
Date of invasion: 20/08/2013 (estimated August 2013, first seen on Flickr/internet on 22/08/2013 by Street_art77)
[Visited this Pac Man in person only 1 day after first appearance on Flickr and 3 days after invasion]
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LDN_139 [100 points]
All of a sudden I saw a space invader in Camden Town I already had seen on social media but I had no clue that this one was located here in Camden Town. It is always a surprise to see an unexpected space invader. The weather during this visit could not be better!
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: 'IT GONNA RAIN'
All my photos of LDN_139:
LDN_139 (Close-up, October 2018)
LDN_139 (Wide shot, October 2018)
Year of invasion: First half of 2016 (part of wave #18)
Photo "Explored" on 15/07/2019, # 131
PA_1313 [30 points]
A white on red framed space invader on a crossroad in the 18ème arrondissement of Paris. Perfectly in the center of the building and best exposed by the sun in the late afternoon. But also the lamppost is perfectly in the middle which does not make taking photos of this one easier. It was number 3572 in the world.
FlashInvaders onsreen message: "PERFECTLY CENTERED"
All my photos of PA_1313:
PA_1313 (Close-up, November 2017)
PA_1313 (Wide shot 1, November 2017)
PA_1313 (Wide shot 2, November 2017)
Date of invasion: 25/10/2017 (Source: Invaderwashere, first seen on Flickr on 27/10/2017 by Olivier)
[ Visted PA_1313 for the first time 13 days after invasion ]
Photo "Explored" on 27/03/2018 # 394.
PA_927 [20 points]
PA_927 is back in town after an absence of more than 10 years.
When I flashed this one, it was my 1500th space invader flashed. It was in total the 17,231,455 space invader flashed since the beginning of the app FlashInvaders with at the moment of this flash 278,520 players.
A photo especially taken and uploaded for the
All my photos of PA_927:
PA_927 (Close-up, May 2011)
PA_927 (Wide shot 1, May 2011)
PA_927 (Wide shot 2, «re-activated», February 2023)
PA_927 (Wide shot 3, «Wednesday Walls», February 2023)
PA_927 (Wide shot 4, «re-activated», February 2023)
Date of invasion: 06/03/2011 (First seen on Flickr on 17/03/2011 by Yoyolabellut)
DELETED September 2012
RE-ACTIVATED February 2023
[ Visited this space invader 2 months minus 2 days after installation ]
PA_1452 [20 points]
The most beautiful summary in mosaic tiles of the year 2020. The year 2020 was a bad year for Invader. In Paris he has placed only 18 new space invaders. In total he placed 102 space invaders, most of which of course in Marseille. The third wave in this city includes 84 space invaders. Due to the lockdown, there have been no other waves.
In 2020 the number of FlashInvaders users grew by 35,692 to 153,672 and a total of nearly 2.5 million space invaders were flashed!
This one is located in the 11th arrondissement of Paris and was number 3960 in the world.
FlashInvaders onscreen message: MEMORY FROM 2020
All my photos of PA_1452:
PA_1452 (Close-up, January 2021)
PA_1452 (Wide shot 1, January 2021)
PA_1452 (Wide shot 2, January 2021)
Date of invasion: December 2020 (first seen on 25/12/2020)
PA_217 [50 points]
With eagle's eyes you can spot PA_217 easily. This invader was deleted in December 2014 but was re-activated in the beginning of the covid-19 crisis in March 2020 and I never got the opportunity to flash this one to obtain the 50 points this one is worth on the wall of Square de l'Île-de-France. It was very well flashable from the Quai de la Tournelle. As close as possible along the waterfront, Port de la Tournelle in fact.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: BIEN OUEJ!
All my photos of PA_217:
PA_217 (close-up, May 2012)
PA_217 (medium zoom-out, taken 2005)
PA_217 (maximum zoom-out, 2005)
PA_217 (revisited and seen from Bateau-Mouche [1], May 2012)
PA_217 (revisited and seen from Bateau-Mouche [2], May 2012)
PA_217 (wide shot, «re-activated», April 2022)
Date of invasion: 13/10/1999
DELETED December 2014 (due to renovation works)
RE-ACTIVATED March 2020
Paris #pa_1527 #invaderwashere #parisstreetart #streetart #spaceinvaders #invaderphotography #patmhunterinvaders #flashinvaders #paris15eme #patm666photos
PA_1336 [100 points]
A revisit of the pixelated selfportrait of Invader in the Rue de Montreuil. When installed back in 2017 this was space invader number 3595 in the world.
Onscreen FlashInvader message: INVADER AT WORK
All my photos os PA_1336:
PA_1336 (Close-up, June 2018)
PA_1336 (Wide shot 1, June 2018)
PA_1336 (Wide shot 2, February 2023)
Date of invasion: 12/12/2017
[ Found this one more than half a year after invasion! ]
Paris #pa_1148 #invaderwashere #parisstreetart #flashinvaders #pointephemere #patmhunterinvader #spaceinvader #streetart #paintinngart #art by #Poter #patm666photos
PA_1460 [50 points]
Montreuil is a well invaded suburb of Paris. This green and white invader is within walking distance (400 meters) of métro station Croix de Chavaux of line 9.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: IT WORKS!
All my photos of PA_1460:
PA_1460 (Close-up, September 2021)
PA_1460 (Wide shot 1, September 2021)
PA_1460 (Wide shot 2, September 2021)
Date of invasion: 25/02/2021
[ Visited PA_1460 7 months and 3 days after invasion ]
RBA_20 [30 points]
This one was not easy to find but Mehdi found this one after a few streets in the Medina of Rabat. But it was not flashable when we were there. This is a re-activated space invader and for one reason or another it was not approved by the master Invader so not flashable. Maybe a bonus for our next visit.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: LOST IN THE MEDINA
All my photos of RBA_20:
RBA_20 (Close-up, September 2024)
RBA_20 (Wide shot 1, September 2024)
RBA_20 (Wide shot 2, September 2024)
Date of invasion: 18/03/2017 (worldwide number 3438)
DELETED & RE-ACTIVATED
RBA_04 [40 points]
A yellow orange flying carpet and a pink moving vehicle on the narrow invaded avenue not far from the border of the river Bouregreg.
Onscreen Flashinvaders message: NICE SPACE CARPE
All my photos of RBA_04:
RBA_04 (Close-up, September 2024)
RBA_04 (Wide shot, September 2024)
Date of invasion: 15/03/2017 (world wide number 3422)
AMI_07 [30 points]
The famous citadelle of Amiens had been invaded as well by a bat with mirror eyes.
Onscreen Flashinvader message: BATINVADER
All my photos of AMI_07:
AMI_07 (Close-up, June 2025)
AMI_07 (Wide shot, June 2025)
AMI_07 (Selfportrait "[2025] 26/52 Amiens Invaded", June 2025)
Date of invasion: 12/06/2025
[ Encountered AMI_07 and all other invaders in Amiens more than 2 weeks after invasion ]
INVASION OF AMIENS
WAVE: 1
INVADERS: 16
WORLD WIDE: 4312 THRU 4328
TOTAL SCORE: 540 POINTS)
Rue du Renard 08/07/2024 20h07
Especially for the 2024 Olympics the the air shafts in and around Centre Pompidou were colored red and they did this with every respect of the three space invaders in Rue du Renard; (PA_109), PA_1081 and PA_587 . PA_109 unfortunatelly not in the picture. These air shafts were painted back after the Olympics to white.
From left to right:
PA_1081 [30 points]
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: LIKE A BOSS
Date of invasion: October 2013
DELETED (Reported 25/11/2013)
RE-ACTIVATED September 2019
PA_587 [30 points]
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: SWEET
Date of invasion: 11/04/2005
DELETED ages ago
RE-ACTIVATED September 2019
PA_840 [30 points]
An evening shot of the freshly re-activated PA_840 on the corner of the Rue Pierre Lescot and Rue Étienne Marcel in the 1er arrondissement of Paris.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: NICE!
All my photos of PA_840:
PA_840 (Close-up, May 2010)
PA_840 (Wide shot, April 2010)
PA_840 (Wide shot 2, May 2010)
PA_840 (Wide shot 3 «Re-Activated», September 2021)
Date of invasion: 15/04/2010
DELETED May 2011
RE-ACTIVATED September 2021
[ Found this invader 7 days after invasion ]
PA_1431 [100 points]
Hiding up in the clouds, PA_1431 is the highest space invader ever placed in Paris. It landed on the top of the Eiffel Tower in November 2019 where it enjoys the great view !
Since the news Invader invaded the top of the Tour Eiffel I had the plan to visit the top of this tower. Then we had the covid-19 pandemic and it was not possible to visit the top of this tower to gain 100 points at an altitude of 281 meters.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: HIGHEST IN PARIS
All my photos of PA_1431:
PA_1431 (Close-up, September 2021)
PA_1431 (Wide shot 1, September 2021)
PA_1431 (Wide shot 2, September 2021)
PA_1431 (35/52 Highest in Paris, September 2021)
Date of invasion: 07/11/2021
[ Visited this highest space invader of Paris 1 year and almost 10 months after invasion ]
Paris #pa_1531 #Invaderwashere ❤️👾❤️ #parisstreetart #mosaicart #mosaique #streetart #invaderphotography #patmhunterinvader #flashinvaders #spaceinvaders #patm666photos
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Nice #placedupalaisdejustice #caz_13 #invaderwashere #mosaique #mosaicart #cafedupalais #tourdelhorloge #villedenice #paca #cotedazur #frenchriviera #streetart #patmhunterinvader #invaderphotography #spaceinvaders #flashinvaders #iloveNice #patm666photos
PA_288 [10 points]
This yellow ground invader has recently been re-activated again by one the many re-activators. This type of space invader has to endure a lot of wear and tear from all the public that walks over it every day. Unlike my first visit in 2020, all the tiles are still in place.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: BAZINGA!
All my photos of PA_288:
PA_288 (Close-up, Re-Activated, August 2020)
PA_288 (Wide shot 1, Re-Activated, August 2020)
PA_288 (Wide shot 2, Re-Activated, July 2025)
Date of invasion: 25/06/2000
DELETED ages ago
RE-ACTIVATED July 2020 and several more times
PA_005 [10 points]
The fifth space invader in Paris and in the world. Still the original if I'm not mistaken. The year 1998 was a good first year of Invader; in total 146 space invaders were added to the walls, bridges and more in Paris. The first space invader was made in the year 1996.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: MADE IN 1998 !
All my photos of PA_005:
PA_005 (Close-up, February 2006)
PA_005 (Wide shot 1, February 2006)
PA_005 (Wide shot 2, February 2014)
PA_005 (Wide shot 3, April 2022)
Date of invasion: 18/03/1998
Place Igor Stravinski 29/09/2022 20h08
PA_1432 seen from the side and in line with Centre Pompidou. Always worth a revisit.
On Wednesday December 4, a new iconic alien from Invader came to invade Paris. So far, nothing very unusual, the French artist installs his works in the streets of the capital since 1996. However, this time, it is 447 tiles 9 m high by 7 m wide that constitute the monumental mosaic of the invader from elsewhere, the largest work of the Street Artist. Entitled PA_1432, in other words the 1432nd tiled work installed in Paris.
PA_1432 [100 points]
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: GOING BIG!
All my photos of PA_1432:
PA_1432 (Evening shot, December 2019)
PA_1432 (Close-up, July 2020)
PA_1432 (Wide shot 1, July 2020)
PA_1432 (Wide shot 2, July 2020)
PA_1432 (Wide shot 3, September 2022)
PA_1432 (Wide shot 4, July 2024)
Date of invasion: 04/12/2019 (worldwide # 3856)
[ Visited the biggest space invader so far 13 days after invasion/inauguration ]
PA_702 [10 points]
On 13/11/2006 Invader put in total 6 new space invaders on the Paris walls (PA_699 to PA_704) and this is one the results. Desactivated in 2009 and re-activated in September 2017.
FlashInvaders onscreen message: "AWESOME"
All my photos of PA_702:
PA_702 (Close-up, January 2007)
PA_702 (Wide shot, January 2007)
PA_702 (Close-up after re-activation, April 2018)
PA_702 (Wide shot after re-activation, April 2018)
Date of invasion: 13/11/2006
DELETED Autumn 2009
RE-ACTIVATED September 2017
[ Visited space invader PA_702 for the first time alomst 2 months after invasion ]
PA_1466 [30 points]
A bat invader with an angled view looking up towards the progress of the repair of Notre-Dame de Paris. This was space invader number 3,998 in the world.
Onscreen FlashInvader message: BETTER AT NIGHT
All my photos of PA_1466:
PA_1466 (Close-up, July 2021)
PA_1466 (Wide shot 1, Daylight, July 2021)
PA_1466 (Wide shot 2, Twilight, July 2021)
Date of invasion: estimated 03/06/2021
Found, captured and flashed this one within two months after its invasion.
PA_1464 [30 points]
A glow in the dark space invader on a character of the videogame Undertale in the 5ème arrondissement of Paris.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: SWEET!
All my photos of PA_1464:
PA_1464 (Close-up, August 2021)
PA_1464 (Wide shot, August 2021)
Date of invasion: 19/05/2021
[ Found this space invader within three months of invasion ]
Paris #Msbeja @msbejannin @invaderwashere #Invaderwashere #paris20eme #pa_545 #streetart #graffiti #wallart #mosaicart #paris #parisstreetart #patm666photos
Paris #parisstreetart #pa_229 #invaderwashere #lesmursontdesoreilles #expression #street #streetart #patm666photos
PA_392 [30 points]
Since it's re-activation in 2015 this space invader of the first generation (it was number 820 in the world when this one was installed) has survived already 8 years without any damage. A revisit of this one during my walk through Paris in this morning in August 2023.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: unknown
All my photos of PA_392:
PA_392 (Close-up, November 2015)
PA_392 (Wide shot 1, November 2015)
PA_392 (Wide shot 2, August 2023)
Date of invasion: 18/02/2001
DELETED 'ages and ages ago'
RE-ACTIVATED October 2015
PA_1337 [30 points]
A yellow hand and a blue space invader in the 6ème arrondissement of Paris.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: ROCK 'N ROLL !
All my photos of PA_1337:
PA_1337 (Close-up, January 2022)
PA_1337 (Wide shot, January 2022)
Date of invasion: 14/12/2017
[ Forgot to visit this location, first visit more than 4 years after invasion, shame on me! ]
PA_1455 [30 points]
A "blanche" (white) runner in the 9ème arrondissement in the quartier Saint-Georges. This the 1427th space invader I flashed.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: IT WORKS!
All my photos of PA_1455:
PA_1455 (Close-up, September 2021)
PA_1455 (Wide shot 1, September 2021)
PA_1455 (Wide shot 2, «Look-Up», September 2021)
Date of invasion: 27/01/2021 (the first Parisien 'wave' of 2021 together with PA_1453, 1454, 1456 and 1457)
[ Visited and flashed PA_1455 9 months after invasion ]
MARS_85 [50 points]
A big "I Invade Marseille" invader on a railway overpass in the Capelette neighbourhood.
Till August 2020 I found and flashed all 13 space invaders of wave 1 (MARS_01 - MARS_11 - 2004 and wave 2 (MARS_12 and MARS_13). But during wave 3 in August 2020 the number of space invaders went up to 97. In total 84 space invaders on my list again.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: I INVADE MARSEILLE
All my photos of MARS_85:
MARS_85 (Close-up, July 2021)
MARS_85 (Wide shot 1, July 2021)
MARS_85 (Wide shot 2, July 2021)
Date of invasion: 18/08/2020
MARS_61 [50 points]
A view from the viaduc of the Corniche Président John Kennedy over the little harbor of Vallon des Auffes and Rue du Vallon des Auffes with the seagul space invader MARS_61 and not to forget the restaurants Chez Fonfon and Chez Jeannot. Can you still spot space invader MARS_60 from here?
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: LE GABIAN DES DES AUFFES
All my photos of MARS_61:
MARS_61 (Close-up, July 2021)
MARS_61 (Wide shot 1, July 2021)
MARS_61 (Wide shot 2, July 2024)
MARS_61 (Wide shot 3, July 2024)
Date of invasion: 12/08/2020 (world wide # 3918)
PA_159 [20 points]
A re-activated 'oldie', never seen the original of this blue and orange runner before. Mirroreyes, but it seems these have been pulled out.
FlashInvaders onscreen message:
All my photos of PA_159:
PA_159 (Close-up, June 2018)
PA_159 (Wide shot, June 2018)
Date of invasion: 31/09/1999 (original)
DELETED unknown (1999 - 2003)
RE-ACTIVATED May 2018
Photo 'Explored' on 20/09/2018 at rank#331, but got down on the same day as well.
PA_927 [20 points]
PA_927 is back in town after an absence of more than 10 years.
When I flashed this one, it was my 1500th space invader flashed. It was in total the 17,231,455 space invader flashed since the beginning of the app FlashInvaders with at the moment of this flash 278,520 players.
All my photos of PA_927:
PA_927 (Close-up, May 2011)
PA_927 (Wide shot 1, May 2011)
PA_927 (Wide shot 2, «re-activated», February 2023)
PA_927 (Wide shot 3, «Wednesday Walls», February 2023)
PA_927 (Wide shot 4, «re-activated», February 2023)
Date of invasion: 06/03/2011 (First seen on Flickr on 17/03/2011 by Yoyolabellut)
DELETED September 2012
RE-ACTIVATED February 2023
[ Visited this space invader 2 months minus 2 days after installation ]
Paris #pa_1527 #invaderwashere #parisstreetart #streetart #spaceinvaders #invaderphotography #patmhunterinvaders #flashinvaders #paris15eme #patm666photos
AMI_14 [30 points]
The eighth space invader we found in Amiens. We are halfway there. Located on the corner of the Rue de la République, Place Gambetta and Rue des 3 Cailloux.
And like always in a new invaded city we were not the only space invader fans.
Onscreen FlashInvader message: MADE IN 2025
All my photos of AMI_14:
AMI_14 (Close-up, June 2025)
AMI_14 (Wide shot, June 2025)
Date of invasion: 12/06/2025
[ Encountered AMI_14 and all other invaders in Amiens more than 2 weeks after invasion ]
INVASION OF AMIENS
WAVE: 1
INVADERS: 16
WORLD WIDE: 4304 THRU 4320
TOTAL SCORE: 540 POINTS)
Paris #pa_1538 #invaderwashere #parisstreetart #metro #station #moutonDuvernet #paris14eme #mosaicart #streetart #mosaique #tiles #streetview #invaderphotography #spaceinvaders #flashinvaders #patm666photos
A tribute to Serge Gainsbourg, a smoker and above that a French singer, songwriter, pianist, film composer, poet, painter, screenwriter, writer, actor, and director...
Locations: Rue Serge Gainsbourg, Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France.
Coordinates: 45°47'20" N 3°5'55" E
Reason: Made a three day roadtrip to the city of Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne to capture all 31 new space invaders made during the second invasion wave in January 2016. And of course flash all 34 'flashable' invaders in the game FlashInvaders from which 4 from the first invasion wave in 2001 (1 is not flashable due to vandalism with a paintball).
CLR_14: This huge space invader in the Northern outskirts of Clermont-Ferrand is worth 100 points and dedicated to Serge Gainsbourg. Invader must be a fan of Serge as PA_801 in Paris (7ème) was a tribute to Gainsbourg as well. Date of invasion must be around 24 to 26 January 2016.
Other photos of CLR_14 CLR_14 (Zoom-in, April 2016)
Serge Gainsbourg: Serge Gainsbourg (born Lucien Ginsburg; 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French singer, songwriter, pianist, film composer, poet, painter, screenwriter, writer, actor, and director. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French popular music, he was renowned for his often provocative and scandalous releases, as well as his diverse artistic output, which embodied genres ranging from jazz, mambo, world, chanson, pop and yé-yé, to rock and roll, progressive rock, reggae, electronic, disco, new wave, and funk. Gainsbourg's varied musical style and individuality make him difficult to categorize although his legacy has been firmly established and he is often regarded as one of the world's most influential popular musicians.
His lyrical work incorporated a vast amount of clever word play to hoodwink the listener, often for humorous, provocative, satirical or subversive reasons. Common types of word play in his songs include mondegreen, onomatopoeia, rhyme, spoonerism, dysphemism, paraprosdokian and pun. Through the course of his career, Gainsbourg wrote over 550 songs, which have been covered more than a thousand times by a wide range of artists. Since his death, Gainsbourg's music has reached legendary stature in France. He has also gained a cult following in the English-speaking world, with numerous artists influenced by his arrangements. [ Wikipedia | Serge Gainsbourg (français) ]
Weather: Sunny, some fluffy clouds, 21° C
Self-portrait technics: Joby portable gorillapod mounted on a street pole, selftimer on 10 seconds.