“The Louise Michel” is a humanitarian rescue ship saving lives in the Mediterranean. 

Painted in bright pink with an extinguisher and featuring a girl in a life vest holding a heart-shaped safety buoy, the Louise Michel sails under a German flag. The 31-metre motor yacht, formerly owned by French customs authorities, is smaller but considerably faster than other NGO rescue vessels. It is estimated that more than 100,000 people attempted to make the journey across the Mediterranean in order to escape conflict and poverty in Africa and the Middle East, and more than 1,300 people died – though obviously there are no concrete numbers on this. Sadly, the numbers could be much, much higher.

This is a special, very limited blue themed edition of The Louise Michel. Each print was deckled completely by hand and features an eye-catching Banksy Vandalised signature stamped by hand in gold ink.