On the façade of the house where artist Markus Schwendemann grew up, Bilderbuch takes shape — a mural deeply connected to memory, childhood, and the neighborhood that shaped him. Located in Albersbösch, Offenburg, the work combines flowing forms, soft transitions, and fragmented letters. They appear to emerge from memories and dissolve back into them, creating a visual language between typography, movement, and recollection.
The mural is situated on August-Hund-Straße, named after physicist August Hund, whose research in high-frequency technology focused on the transmission of signals. This idea also runs through Schwendemann’s concept: Signs become impulses. Letters become frequencies. Surfaces become vibrations.
The entire mural was painted using Montana GOLD and Montana BLACK spray cans, allowing Schwendemann to combine smooth gradients and flowing transitions with bold graphic elements and precise details. For the artist, Bilderbuch is both personal and collective. His own son now goes to school in the same neighborhood, connecting different generations through the same place.
Ultimately, Bilderbuch is a mural about origin and transformation, memory and progress — and about a sense of home that remains alive precisely because it continues to change.
Images by artist Markus Schwendemann