“It’s so satisfying when I take a picture and hear the little sound,” Ms. de la Rochefordière said. There are over 1,000 mosaics in Paris, where the first pixelated alien invaded the Bastille neighborhood in 1996. When the phone game was introduced by the artist in 2014, that once-private satisfaction became a communal sport. The several thousand mosaics by Invader beyond Paris are a boon for players who travel often and have a knack for adventure. “We weren’t looking for love and Invader offered it to us,” said Ms. Perez-Gettliffe.

Source: New York Times December 19, 2020 10:01 UTC