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F7, 5-13 68159 Mannheim (Mercure Hotel) „Someone is bringing us the summer back to Mannheim.” That was the first thought of a passerby upon seeing the new mural by THE CAVER on the facade of the Mercure Hotel, on the roof of the nursery in F7. That's how we felt too during the five days in early September, when the Portuguese street artist, together with his assistant „Virus“, transformed the approximately 15-meter-high wall into a neural roller coaster ride from morning till evening. „Feels Like Home“ is the name of his mural and it has become a classic THE CAVER: a harmonious and powerful color combination, abstract shapes and figures, bold outlines, and 100% spray can. In „Feels Like Home“ we discover seemingly randomly thrown together chess pieces, books, pencil and spray can, a globe, a bust, a candle. All objects from THE CAVER's living room in Porto. When he was making preparations for his trip to Mannheim and thinking about the motif, he came up with the idea of simply bringing objects from his life there over here. And because he loves the night, the moon and a star too. And because he likes listening to punk rock so much, a lightning bolt too. And because he is a fan of the absurd, individual eyeballs roll through the picture. He designed the sketch digitally on his tablet and transferred it to the wall square by square in Mannheim with the help of a pre-drawn grid. He used about 200 cans of paint. https://www.stadt-wand-kunst.de/the-caver-mural-2/

“The Modern Thinker”, ASKE, 2014, F6, 8, 68159 Mannheim 2014 hat der Moskauer Künstler Dmitri Aske alias Sicksystems ein großes Wandbild in Mannheim gemalt. Eingeladen wurde der 28-jährige Künstler von MONTANA-CANS in Zusammenarbeit mit der Alten Feuerwache Mannheim und der GBG, sowie der Initiative Mannheim2020. Der russische Graffitikünstler ist bekannt für seine außergewöhnlichen grafischen Arbeiten und hat vor einiger Zeit begonnen, Murals in Russland zu malen. https://www.stadt-wand-kunst.de/aske-mural/

„Against Forgetting“, AKUT, 2020, F6, 5, 68159 Mannheim The starting point for this moving mural in the squares of Mannheim is the art project of the same name, „Against Forgetting“, by the Mannheim-based photographer and filmmaker LUIGI TOSCANO. He travels the world to take portraits of Holocaust survivors. In his photographs, he manifests not only the faces marked by fate, but also the stories of the survivors. In 2015, his expressive shots were exhibited for the first time in oversized format on the facade of the Alte Feuerwache Mannheim. After international successes of the resulting traveling exhibition in public spaces, including in Kiev, New York, or Geneva, the project returns to Mannheim in 2020 in the guise of a reinterpretation by the German street artist AKUT. Already in 2019, STADT.WAND.KUNST had the idea of bringing the two artists together for a mural. Through their shared stance on the topic of remembrance culture, a cooperation between the two quickly came about. Through conversations and extensive research, AKUT has immersed himself in TOSCANO's work. Out of the hundreds of contemporary witnesses, he has representatively selected two portraits that seemed particularly suitable for his adaptation: Bella Schirin and Horst Sommerfeld. https://www.stadt-wand-kunst.de/akut-mural/

NYCHOS “Primal Truth” (2021), Neckarvorlandstraße 17-19, 68159 Mannheim Deeply rooted in graffiti and street art and shaped by pop culture influences, Nychos creates murals, fine art, illustrations, and sculptures. His anatomical imagery is unmistakable, generating irritation and fascination at the same time. His large-scale murals feature dissected, translucent figures – people, animals, well-known protagonists from pop culture, comics, and television, such as Mickey Mouse and Barbie. Layer by layer, NYCHOS dissects them, revealing their physical structures: skin, muscles, bones, organs. Driven by an insatiable curiosity and the question: How deep can it go? His favorite tool: the spray can, his favorite surface: large, free walls. https://www.stadt-wand-kunst.de/nychos-mural/

“Imagination is my favorite nation”, HERA, 2023, Hafenstraße 33, 68159 Mannheim Drei Tage lang hat die Frankfurterin an dem Werk mit dem Titel „Imagination is my favorite nation“ gearbeitet. Es zeigt auf etwa 6 Metern Höhe und 15 Metern Länge einen fliegenden, dreiäugigen Fuchs, der ein Kind auf seinem Rücken transportiert. Begleitet werden die Figuren von einem Text, der ein Gespräch zwischen dem Fuchs und seinem Passagier abbildet. „Imagination (..) ist meine Lieblingsnation auf diesem Planeten“, erklärt der Fuchs abschließend. Ein Ort, der keine Grenzen braucht! Ihr Arbeitsprozess im Jungbusch wurde von vielen neugierigen Zuschauenden begleitet. Ein paar ganz kleine Passant:innen hat HERA sogar ins Werk eingebunden: Eine Kindergartengruppe, die an ihr vorbei spazierte, hat sie eingeladen, ihre Handabdrücke auf der Wand zu hinterlassen. Auch der typografische Teil des Murals war eine Co-Produktion, an der sich kleine Besuchende beteiligten. “IMAGINATION IS MY FAVORITE NATION” haben sie in blauer Schrift an die Wand geschrieben. HERA ergänzte anschließend ihren eigenen Text darüber. Die Arbeit im öffentlichen Raum sei eine ganz besondere Erfahrung: „Street Art ist für mich ein kommunikativer Akt“, sagt HERA. „So, wie das Werk mit den Zuschauenden kommuniziert, suche und liebe ich die Kommunikation mit den Menschen und dem Raum vor Ort.“ https://www.stadt-wand-kunst.de/hera-mural/

„Jump Through Time“, WAONE, 2018, Itzsteinstr. 1-3 (Rückseite), 68169 Mannheim Within a week, the Ukrainian artist from Kyiv has managed to perfectly transfer the work „Jump Through Time“ onto the facade of a house at Itzsteinstraße 1-3 (rear side), without letting the small, often surprising details of his surreal pictorial worlds fall from the ladder. The truly impressive mural integrates perfectly into its surroundings. Arranged in the greenery of the trees surrounding the facade, WAONE has created a surreal scene, typical for him, that takes the viewer into the artist's fantastic world. At the center of the image are the stylized factors of time and the size of the facade in relation to each other. In between, abstract, figurative performers seem to rush through the image to the sound of drums, as if they wanted to escape their natural (blue figure) or domestic (red figure) surroundings. „Jump Through Time“ takes us on our personal journey through time, on which we can control and direct with our minds how long it lasts and where it leads us. A renowned art historian, who leads the „Stadt.Wand.Kunst“ tours on behalf of the Mannheim Tourist Information, called him a „Master of Colours“ upon seeing the work. The reserved artist did not want to comment on the meaning of this detailed, surreal pictorial world for the time being; he would rather allow the viewer a completely free, personal interpretation: „Im not writing any description about the work here. First, I want to give you freedom to interpret it by your own.“ Later, he revealed the idea behind the picture on social media: The motif was a metaphor for time travel. „It's about the moment when the mind races so fast that you can see the result of the concatenation of numerous events.“ About the moment when you can slow down time. https://www.stadt-wand-kunst.de/waone-mural/

„Stairway To Heaven“, BOND TRULUV, 2020, Zeppelinstraße 32, 68169 Mannheim With „Stairway To Heaven“, the Leipzig-based street artist BOND TRULUV created the first and so far only mural by STADT.WAND.KUNST in Mannheim's Neckarstadt in the summer of 2020, which can be brought to life through augmented reality. Anyone viewing the artwork through the Artivive app will see the wall open up: pixels disintegrate, lightning flashes, columns begin to rotate, and architectural elements appear to emerge from the house wall – a visual illusion that captivates viewers. The design for this interactive mural was created entirely on the computer beforehand – BOND worked for days with graphics programs before he even picked up a spray can. Twelve drafts were necessary until the image composition, building proportions, and environmental references harmonized perfectly. Only then did he set about transforming the facade into a seemingly open architecture: Interlocking staircases, abstract shapes, and graphic elements precisely pick up on the building's real floors and extend them into a new dimension. The characteristic letters of his artist name BOND can also be discerned next to gleaming chrome spheres, ancient columns, and a pixelated arrow. https://www.stadt-wand-kunst.de/bond-truluv-mural/

Jungbuschpromenade – current notice The Jungbuschpromenade on the connecting canal was originally created as an attractive footpath and cycle path connection and as part of an open space network between the Rhine and Neckar. Currently, in September 2026, the area is in places considerably less inviting: several construction sites and barriers affect the path, individual sections are impassable or only partially passable, and some areas appear unkempt. Former storage and commercial buildings are also undergoing transformation or being repurposed. Anyone currently planning the Jungbuschpromenade into a hike should therefore expect detours and restrictions. The city of Mannheim is currently generally pointing out numerous construction works and traffic disruptions; a complete closure in the area of a construction site had also recently been designated for the Hafenstraße.