The Origin

The story unfolds from an oversized ball of wool, from which the proverbial red thread runs through all the murals along the facades. One time a cable or rope, another time a pulley or circuit, the thread is unwound at the beginning from a spool that unites all 42 colors used in the wall paintings.

The mural ensemble "Balanceakt" was painted in 2018 and 2019 as part of the renovation in Voßstraße - a neighborhood that highlights contrasts.

In the immediate vicinity of the Francke Foundations education and science center, socialist prefabricated buildings meet historic half-timbered houses here, main traffic axes meet trampling paths, and extensive visual axes meet crooked alleyways. The history depicted on the walls is derived from the Voßstraße quarter itself and is creatively embodied by its residents. At two block parties, residents recreated various constellations of figures, which were photographed and integrated into the facade designs. The residents now recognize themselves in the images and identify with the artwork, the motifs and the unique design of their neighborhood.