The Wonders of Space

2024. Dec. 9. | Community

In Tárnok, the most famous sci-fi film characters of 20th century pop culture come to life in the noise barrier next to the MÁV railway station. 

Four graffiti artists and the TCH Tárnoki Art Association a new continuous mural has been added to the grey noise barrier, improving the well-being of the residents.

The idea had long been a topic of conversation in their circles, but unfortunately it was only talked about until Mejo approached them about painting our noise barrier. They'd done a lot of work with him, so they did a 'fairytale world' set for this wall too. Mejo had a sci-fi theme in mind and that's how it turned out. He was joined by three fellow artists Rawman, Time and Csmstyle. Then, once their visual design was finished, they sent it to the railway company.

The artists have been making decorations for railway underpasses and noise barriers for a long time, so we have a good relationship with the railway company. They send a visual plan of each work to the authorities, and they usually approve and give permission for mural painting, respecting the rules of work safety. After the permits were granted, TCH TME sought a sponsor, whose support helped to cover the need for materials and equipment.

It's called 'Wonders of Outer Space', and features the iconic characters from the Star Wars film, but it's not exhaustive.

A Világűr Csodái
📸 Photo by Astek

Mejo made an image of Luke and Leia with a lightsaber next to the Millennium Falcon, Csmstyle He has taken on the character of Darth Vader as he shows us how to use the Force. Time Yoda conjured up a master and an X-winged fighter on the wall, Rawman and the set includes C-3PO, TIE fighter, Imperial pacer, R2-D2 and Jabba's palace.

A Világűr Csodái
📸 Photo by Astek
A Világűr Csodái
📸 Photo by Astek
A Világűr Csodái
📸 Photo by Astek
A Világűr Csodái
📸 Photo by Astek

The wall was founded with exterior primer over an area of 130 m2. All other work was done using spray paint. It took several weekends and weekdays to complete. About 10 times with everything included.

Children love it because it recreates the look of the movie, and the residents of the surrounding apartment buildings are very happy with the decoration because they don't have to look at the grey concrete wall.

Az újrahasznosított világ

The recycled world

The painting is a complex series of images reflecting on the polluting impact of humanity on the environment and one way of avoiding it is to recycle. Or rather, that the possibility of this and the fate of our planet is in our hands alone.

NO PIC NO PROOF: Törjük át az algoritmust

NO PIC NO PROOF: Break the algorithm

The NO PIC NO PROOF installation is an abstract, dramatised and spatialised snapshot where the profiles that represent us on social media take physical form and take reality away from us. When someone at a rock concert holds up their phone and "lives" the event on Facebook, the question is: who is enjoying the concert? Is it them or their Facebook profile?

Tűzfalfestmény készült Szenes Hannáról


Firewall painting of Hanna Szenes


The work, which honours the memory of the martyred poet and paratrooper, is part of a series of commemorations organised by the Hungarian Jewish Heritage Foundation and the Government of Hungary to mark the 80th anniversary of the Holocaust in Hungary.