ONE WALL by HNRX and Kartelovic

In August 2024, HNRX and Kartelovic created a new ONE WALL for the URBAN NATION INITIATIVE. At a meet & greet between the artists and the residents of the building, they presented their design and integrated small requests for additions from those present.

The artists explain the mural as following:
“Inspired by the everyday artifacts of urban space, such as clippings from a coloring book, traditional patterns from an embroidery or shadowy drawings, these elements are deliberately removed from their original context in order to bring them together in a new, collage-like form. This alienation creates an exciting visual composition that invites the viewer to view familiar objects in a completely new light.

The creative process aims to question the original meaning of these artefacts and present them in a new composition that is characterized by strong contrasts in both colour and composition. The deliberate refraction of the composition leads to a dynamic and unexpected aesthetic that blurs the boundaries between the familiar and the unfamiliar.

The artifacts of everyday life merge with striking negative surfaces and color fields in digitally suggestive drawings, which further intensifies the visual expression. The resulting composition challenges the viewer to rethink and reinterpret the relationship between tradition and modernity, between reality and abstraction.”

The foundation Berliner Leben uses the enormous potential of art as a visible enhancement of a place and as a vehicle for cultural education and participation, thus promoting social neighborhood development.

📍 Location: ONE WALL Kluckstr. 23, 10785 Berlin