Basel, Switzerland: The Invader

Our introduction to Basil was an odd one. We had the chance to encounter the work of "The Invader."

He's a French artist who specializes in very specific street art. He likes to place drawings of early video-game characters, like Space Invaders, in public places. The Invader says video games were the start of a certain type of technology, and he's celebrating them.

So far, his work is in 79 cities in 20 countries, and he's been known to sell books containing locations. Paris probably is the biggest setting for them. This one is in Basel. I guess some of his work has gone for something like $250,000. Maybe that's why sometimes the artwork is stolen. But he likes his work to be in the public, so that everyone can enjoy it - as opposed to paid admissions in museums. It's even produced some copy-cat work, as you might expect.

By the way, Salt is an electronics chain store found around Europe.