Bringing a tunnel to life: an exceptional artistic challenge
The Meribel ski tunnel is huge.
This space, used daily by thousands of visitors, connects mythical tracks, including:
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The Olympic track, a legacy of the Winter Games
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The Women’s World Championships track, a symbol of performance and elegance
Our mission was simple in appearance, but demanding in reality:
Transforming this transitional space into a vibrant and unforgettable visual journey.
We designed an immersive 360-degree mural, enveloping walls and ceilings, so that each passage through the tunnel becomes an emotional experience.
Total immersion: the fresco in all its details
For this XXL fresco, we developed a tailor-made graphic concept, inspired by:
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The speed of alpine descents
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The majesty of the snow-capped mountains
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The energy of international competitions
Our artistic choices:
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Dynamic speed effects to transmit the momentum of skiers
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Stylised mountain villages to recall Savoyard authenticity
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Snowflakes delicately drawn on walls and ceilings to add poetry
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Ice blue and intense pink color palette for a visually powerful and modern rendering
Each graphic element has been designed to prolong the feeling of gliding and immerse visitors in the alpine world.
A hand-painted fresco: the demands of the gesture
Creating a monumental fresco of 600 m² entirely hand-painted is an artistic and technical feat:
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Precision work in the millimetre despite the colossal size
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Adaptation to the constraints of the tunnel architecture (curvatures, volumes, light)
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Management of perspective effects to maintain the fluidity of the gaze in motion
Each brushstroke has been carried with a desire for excellence and authenticity, so that the energy of Méribel is palpable in each passage.
Why a fresco in a ski tunnel?
Because a tunnel can be much more than just a functional passageway.
Because art transforms spaces and amplifies the lived experience.
In Méribel, this fresco:
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Strengthens the station’s identity with visitors
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Builds a sense of local pride around the Olympic legacy
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Creates a lasting memory for every skier, hiker or local
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Enhances the resort’s premium image with the Compagnie des Alpes and international partners
It is also a strong testimony:
Méribel is a resort that dares to combine sporting performance, artistic excellence and emotion.
The rendering: a tunnel transformed into a living work
In the end, the Méribel tunnel is no longer a simple connecting corridor.
It’s:
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A corridor of emotions for athletes
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An Instagrammable setting for tourists
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A graphic tribute to the most beautiful pages of Alpine history
The fresco captures the light, accompanies the movement, and infuses a unique energy.
The result: a place where we stop, where we marvel, where we remember.
Our signature: giving a soul to places
At Métamorphoze, each project is driven by this conviction:
Creating places that we love means giving them an identity, a history, an emotion.
We believe that wall art is not just decoration.
It is a powerful tool for:
In Méribel, we were lucky enough to collaborate with a passionate, visionary team, committed to excellence… and to contribute to writing a new page in its visual history.
Discover other achievements:
L’art au sommet des alpes ! Une fresque monumentale et une gare de ski de haute technologie font cause commune. Les 2 alpes – Jandri
Une fresque monumentale de 600 m2 pour le tunnel de l’Alpe d’Huez
L’Art des Fresques Murales dans les Tunnels Autoroutiers et les Stations de Ski
