The initiative for this joint project between the city council, Johannishofstiftung and our association was taken by city councillor Dirk Schröder after he took over responsibility for the asylum and homeless shelters in his department. “The stairwell and corridors were in a deplorable and unacceptable condition. These walls hadn’t seen paint for decades,” explained Dirk Schröder. “We simply wanted to take action to give the more than 100 people living here a little quality of life.”
Together with Helga Pietruschka, Managing Director of “Wohnen und Betreuen”, we worked with the residents and freelance artist Ole Görgens to design the walls. This was something completely new for the residents and our staff – restraint and shyness characterized the first steps, influenced by culture and language. However, after the first picture was completed, the spark was also passed on to the residents in practice.
More murals are to follow, the designs have already been completed.
