Jack in the Box by Seth, Aalborg, Denmark
Jack in the box
Seth · Out in the Open 2019 · Østerbro 41
Photo: Seth, August 2019
A boy folded into a box, a red pencil in his hand and a window he drew himself. Seth’s first wall in Denmark, last marked as seen on 15 September 2026.
4 things to know
- His first wall in DenmarkKIRK Gallery says it had long wanted to bring Seth to Aalborg, and this was the first work he made in Denmark. KIRK Gallery
- The second wall was unplannedOnly this wall was booked. Driving along Østerbro, Seth spotted a building with bricked-up windows and asked to paint it too; permission came within 24 hours. AalborgNu
- The window is hisThe colourful little window beside the boy is one he has drawn himself with his pencil. Street Art United States
- He won’t explain itSeth told AalborgNu his paintings carry a message but he doesn’t spell it out; the place matters more to him than the motif: “If it were only about the motif, I could paint on canvas.” AalborgNu
Check-in guide
- 📍
- Østerbro 41, 9000 Aalborg, on the gable next to the flower shop Holdensgaard Blomster.
- 👀
- It’s a gable on a public street, so you see it from the pavement.
- 🪟
- The companion wall, The Phoenix, is on the same street at Østerbro 22, painted on the same visit.
- 🗺️
- VisitAalborg lists it among the city’s street art (listing). KIRK Gallery sells a self-guided street art walk, but it doesn’t publish its stops.
Sightings
- 20197 Aug
Being painted
- 201920 Aug
Finished
- 2019Oct
On Street Art Cities
- 2020Oct
Visitor photo
- 2024Aug
Photo published
- 202615 Sep
Marked as seen
Every stamp links to the dated source.
On the record
Stjernenavn i byen: Kendt kunstner maler to store nye gavlmalerier i Aalborg
“…er netop ankommet til Aalborg, og er i fuld gang med to gavlmalerier på Østerbro”
“…has just arrived in Aalborg and is hard at work on two gable paintings on Østerbro.”
Har du set de nye vinduer på Østerbro? Her er forklaringen
“Et enkelt motiv af et barn med farveblyanter på en gavl på Østerbro som nabo til Holdensgaard Blomster.”
“A single motif of a child with coloured pencils on a gable on Østerbro, next door to Holdensgaard Blomster.”
Street art à Aalborg
“Il a peint aussi ce grand mur « Jack in the box », toujours en août 2019 pour le festival Out in the Open.”
“He also painted this big wall, ‘Jack in the box’, in that same August 2019, for the Out in the Open festival.”
Gavlmalerier i Aalborg: Se den flotte street art
“galleriejer Lene Kirk, her fotograferet ved ‘Jack in the Box’ på Østerbro i Aalborg af den franske kunstner Seth”
“Gallery owner Lene Kirk, photographed here at ‘Jack in the Box’ on Østerbro in Aalborg by the French artist Seth.”
The facts
- Artist
- Seth (Julien Malland), French, born in Paris in 1972 Checked
- Title
- Jack in the Box Checked
- Date
- August 2019; finished by 20 August Checked
- Address
- Østerbro 41, 9000 Aalborg Checked
- Made for
- Out in the Open 2019, KIRK Gallery’s gable project Checked
- Medium
- Not published (paint sponsor: Flügger) Unconfirmed
- Size
- Not published Unconfirmed
- Status
- Standing; marked as seen on Street Art Cities, 15 September 2026 Reported
Help us finish this file
- The size of the wall and the paint used.
- The exact day the wall was finished (it was done by 20 August 2019).
- A dated 2025 or 2026 photo of the wall.
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Related
- On Street Art Utopia: 8 Times Seth Painted What Childhood Really Feels Like (2025) and Let the World Wait (8 Photos) (2026).
- The companion wall: The Phoenix, Østerbro 22, painted on the same visit. (The KIRK page address says “jack-in-the-box”, but the page is about The Phoenix.)
- Same project and year: Out in the Open 2019 walls by Vhils, Fintan Magee, Telmo Miel, Oliver Vernon, Joram Roukes and Nils Westergard. Art Matter
All sources (18)
Artist and organizer
- Seth: Big murals 2019 and About.
- KIRK Gallery: “SETH GLOBEPAINTER | Jack in the Box”. Title, address, year, first work in Denmark. (The page address says “the-phoenix” but the page is about Jack in the Box.)
- KIRK Gallery: “SETH GLOBEPAINTER | The Phoenix”. The companion wall at Østerbro 22. (The page address says “jack-in-the-box” but the page is about The Phoenix.)
Danish press
- Mig og Aalborg: “Masser af nyt street art i Aalborg: her er planerne for 2019”, 29 March 2019. In Danish.
- Mig og Aalborg: “Stjernenavn i byen: Kendt kunstner maler to store nye gavlmalerier i Aalborg”, 7 August 2019. In Danish.
- AalborgNu (Nordjyske): “Har du set de nye vinduer på Østerbro? Her er forklaringen”, 20 August 2019. In Danish.
- Mig og Aalborg: “Farver på Aalborg: Her kan du se de nye Street Art malerier”, 25 September 2019. In Danish.
- Art Matter: “Billedeserie: Out in the Open 2019”, 21 October 2019. In Danish.
- Bolius: “Gavlmalerier i Aalborg: Se den flotte street art”, 7 August 2024. In Danish.
- Nordjyske: “Aalborgs gavlmalerier forfalder”, 29 May 2022. About upkeep; does not name this wall. In Danish.
International press
- Street Art United States: “Through The Eyes Of A Child: Seth Globepainter Leaves His Charm In Aalborg, Denmark”, 29 August 2019.
- Colossal: “New Solo Exhibition by Seth Globepainter Fills a Historic Chateau in Bordeaux, France”, 1 September 2019. Photo caption names the wall.
- Widewalls: “Here Are All the Murals of the Out In The Open Festival in Aalborg!”, 22 September 2019.
- Graffiti Street: “Out in the Open Street Art Festival to return to the city of Aalborg for 2019”, 21 April 2019.
Video and visitors
- Motiveo (YouTube), produced by Layercake Media: “SETH GLOBEPAINTER IN AALBORG”, 29 August 2019. Making-of.
- A taste of my life: “Street art à Aalborg”, 12 October 2020. In French.
Listings
- VisitAalborg / Enjoy Nordjylland: address and coordinates.
- Street Art Cities: marker 24362.
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