Banksy has created a new mural on a building in Dover, on the English coast facing France and the European continent. Dover is also home to one of the ports connecting the United Kingdom with the rest of Europe. And it is precisely to Europe and to Brexit that the new work is dedicated, as it depicts a bricklayer chiselling away one of the 12 stars that make up the blue flag of the European Union. Stars that – according to their symbolism – represent harmony and solidarity, the very same that should exist between European countries. The authenticity of the mural attributed to Banksy has been confirmed by a spokesperson, and it can also be found on the official website of the British writer (possibly from Bristol) whose true identity no one yet knows.

The photo that appeared on Banksy's website

A detail of the man grappling with the demolition of the star

A work that this time carries a very precise message