He didn't think that his little colored card was going to restart the old Nancy-Metz battle… And yet.
In the city, his name is Alexis Carlier, he is an artist and a Parisian. Her stage name: Alcatela. What Kifer does: draws artistic maps, any type of map even, which he then posts on his social networks.
This Tuesday, December 3, after weeks of work, he published on his X and Instagram accounts a beautiful, original and unpublished map of Nancy, with the title: “I have just finished my drawing of Nancy, the real capital of Lorraine! »
It was a success: more than 800 likes on X and 43 comments; a hundred likes on Instagram…
But what hadn't he said there? ! Immediately, but kindly, some try to remind him with humor that the capital of Lorraine is Metz…
-“Subjugated” by Nancy
But in the end, it may be he who will unite the destiny of the two cities!
Contacted this Wednesday, December 4, he explains why he drew Nancy: “One of my best friends lives in Metz and I visit him regularly. I didn't know Nancy at all. He and all his friends are super proud of Metz and so they talked about it very often and it made me laugh but I agreed because it's true that the city is very cool. One day this summer, we went to spend a day/evening in Nancy and I was captivated by the beauty of the city. Especially at dawn when we were returning from the evening and passed by Place Stanislas with the bright pink sky of dawn. »
He continues: “I kept teasing them that I preferred it to Metz. But my friend and his friends told me that if the people of Metz were more chauvinistic it was for a reason and that the people of Nancy lived in a city without a soul. So it started off as a bit of a challenge/bet where I told him “you know what, I’m going to draw the two cities and release them the same week on the networks and we’ll see which drawing is more successful” . That way, we'll be fixed. I didn't expect so many fiery reactions…”
