Archiv für den Monat März 2021

Spring is upon us …

… and not only in the Fronx the trees are budding. After resting and refining their strengths for another year, artists crawled out of their holes and nests, where they have spent the winter in hibernation. Nature and artists outdo each other with fresh colours. Westpark – LYP CVA Frohnhauser Markt – Installation / Paste-Up […]

EIKE & COSY for a better feeling at Kupferdreh Bus Station

After a little more than 18 months of construction and an investment of 5,8 Million Euro, Essen Kupferdreh’s new modern local transport hub was opened in 2019. Very quickly after its opening, the new bus station became a space-off area. The grey concrete surroundings were tagged wildly and most of the passers-by were confirmed in […]

0ae – Bottle Deposit next to the garbage bin

Very often I have to wait for the next tram at Essen main station. Sitting and waiting one cannot avoid noting, how many people are looking for bottles dumped in the bins. A lot of people, and in the course of the time more and more, are forced to make some extra cash to make […]

#CHALKUP – Stop CATCALLING

Everything quite harmless? Today is International Women’s Day, but street harassment is an everyday experience of women, young and old. Everyone can do something about it. Do not ignore Don’t be quiet!

#HOPE – Better times are coming

The first time I noticed that new gap at Huyssenallee / Baedekerstraße, where RWE administration high-rises had been knocked down, was in July 2017. What a wonderful eyecatcher wall – that was my first thought. Nothing happened ever since. Now Kölbl Kruse, owners and building project developers have discovered the potential of that spot and […]

FRONX welcomes with new pieces

FRONX – Essen Frohnhausen doesn’t necessarily have a reputation for being particularly worth seeing. So, with a twinkle in the eyes, it sometimes is titled as Fronx. Undeserved and au contraire! Frohnhausen is Essen’s art nouveau neighbourhood. Please find below what I have found today in Frohnhausen, at a wall whose expiration date is about […]