“WÄNDE SÜDOST” transformed the noise barriers along the A40 highway in Essen (North Rhine-Westphalia) into a massive public mural art gallery in 2012. The walls run alongside the highway near Wisthoffweg in southeast Essen. A total of 21 local, national, and international artists designed the concrete walls along the highway — spanning approximately 3,500 meters — on the sides of the noise barriers facing local residents.
In 2013 I started with a new hobby. In the beginning it was difficult to get reliable information how to find streetart in public space. In 2016, I had the idea of sharing my information with other street art enthusiasts and started my blog “Streetartwalks”. When I found out about this new street art community at the beginning of 2018, I was immediately on board.