The Youth department of the City of Ghent partnered with Wallin’ to create a child-friendly spot at Karel Rymhofplein square. Artist Resto made a design with large colourful planes which allow children to choose their own playing opportunities. The airplanes represent children’s fantasy and the ‘anything is possible’ principle.
This Uruguayan duo created a mural at the entrance of nursing home Zonnebloem in cooperation with Wallin’. The residents had a say in the design: a grandad, a mom and a grandchild against a royal blue background. It fits in perfectly with the location, boasting a school, a day-care centre, assisted living residences and a care home.
On this side wall is a mural depicting huge, sparrow-like birds.
Argentine artist Fio Silva made this work during her European tour in partnership with Wallin’.
Day-care centre De Bijendans is housed in a former train station in Forelstraat. If you drive from Toekomststraat towards the railway bridge, you can’t miss the colourful cartoonish mural on the side wall of De Bijendans.
Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat, 9000Gent
Sarah Yu Zeebroek en Haitham Haddad
On the side wall of art centre VierNulVier (formerly known as De Vooruit) you can see a subtle, colourful mural made by artists Haitham Haddad and Sarah Yu Zeebroek.
The AZ Maria Middelares hospital wanted to bring (local) art, sustainability and experiences together. The hospital joined forces with Wallin’ to give several rubbish bins on its site a colourful, attractive and creative look.
Mural in shades of green and blue.
The wall next to the foot and cycle path had already been embellished with a mural made by Steve Locatelli. This creation needed a facelift, however. In 2022, Rick Molyneux from Wallin’ painted a new artwork under the alias Magnus mori. Mr. Foreal added the lettering.
The square in front of the Albert Hein supermarket on Overpoortstraat used to be a grey corner. Now it is a very inspiring and colourful spot. The 200 m² pavement painting was created at the request of the owner and manager of the shopping centre in Overpoort.
Brugse Poort, 9000Gent
Diverse artiesten / Several artists
Day-care centre Tierlantuin and the Rabot community workers joined forces, and the end result is a street-art tour for toddlers, peppered with stories written by local residents, parents of young children and young people from the neighbourhood. With this tour, they want to make street art accessible to families with young children. At the same time, up-and-coming artists get the chance to show their creations to a wide audience.
Mosaic artist Scheherazade Bourahli designed a work which not only brought colour to the Brugse Poort neighbourhood, but also actively involved as many local residents and passers-by as possible in the design and layout of the park. In 2010, she gave preparatory workshops and assisted all volunteers in the realisation of this gigantic project.
The work is inspired by the well-known fairy tale ‘The Blue Bird’ by Ghentian Nobel Prize winner Maurice Maeterlinck. Its central theme is the pursuit of happiness, which is symbolised by a small blue bird.