17 WALLS

17 Walls: Experience Aarhus' largest outdoor art gallery

17 Walls transforms the gables of Aarhus into an open art gallery, where international street artists have created large gable paintings inspired by the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The works are distributed around the city and can be experienced year-round, completely free of charge.

Each gable painting tells its own story and interprets one of the global goals through art, color and symbolism. At the same time, the project invites you to experience Aarhus from new angles as you move between the different districts in search of the 17 works.

The project was created by Helle Rysholt and Mette Koudal, who worked for several years to make the vision a reality. Today, 17 Walls has become a permanent part of Aarhus' art scene and an experience that attracts both Aarhusians and visitors.

Find all 17 gable paintings in Aarhus

17 Walls is spread across several districts in Aarhus, and each work has its own location and history. Below you will find a comprehensive overview with addresses, artists and the global goal that each gable painting is based on.

You can choose to visit one work at a time or plan a whole day where you walk or cycle between several of the gable paintings.

The artists behind 17 Walls

Axel Void (Spain)

Known for: Social narratives and realistic murals.

Spanish artist Axel Void works with large, realistic gable paintings that often revolve around human relationships and the dark sides of society. His works combine classic painting techniques with a raw street art expression and can be experienced in major cities around the world. Axel Void currently lives in New York.

BK Foxx (United States)

Known for: Photorealistic gable paintings with nature and environment as themes.

BK Foxx is an American artist from New York, known for her impressive murals of animals, people and nature. Her works have an almost photographic level of detail and often focus on biodiversity, animal welfare and humanity's relationship with nature.

Cristian Blanxer (Spain)

Known for: Colorful and emotional portraits.

Cristian Blanxer is an illustrator and artist from Barcelona. His murals are characterized by strong colors, spontaneous brushstrokes and motifs that move between the realistic and the poetic. His works often revolve around human emotions and the small moments of everyday life.

Millo (Italy)

Known for: Black and white cityscapes with large human figures.

Italian artist Francesco Camillo Giorgino, better known as Millo, is an architect by training. This is evident in his characteristic murals, where giant figures move through detailed urban environments. His works can be seen on gables all over the world.

Fintan Magee (Australia)

Known for: Large murals focusing on climate and society.

Fintan Magee is an Australian street artist whose works often address issues of climate change, migration and social challenges. With photorealistic motifs and personal narratives, he has created a significant international name within modern mural art.

Hans Krull & Peter Birk (Denmark)

Known for: Aarhusian street art and striking gable paintings.

Hans Krull and Peter Birk have left a clear mark on Aarhus through a wide range of artworks in the urban space. Although they come from different generations and artistic backgrounds, they share a spontaneous and experimental approach to art. Both have contributed to several of the city's most famous gable paintings.

Hera (Germany)

Known for: Emotional stories and expressive characters.

German artist Hera became world-famous as one half of the artist duo Herakut. Today, she works alone, creating large murals of people, animals and poetic stories, where hope, adversity and empathy are recurring themes.

David de la Mano (Spain)

Known for: Black silhouettes and minimalist narratives.

David de la Mano has been working with art in public spaces since the early 1990s. His characteristic black human silhouettes explore the relationship between people, nature and community through a simple but highly symbolic visual world.

Jade Rivera (Peru)

Known for: Poetic murals inspired by Latin American culture.

Peruvian artist Jade Rivera works with both murals and traditional art forms such as oil and watercolor. His works combine dreams, nature and human stories and have made him one of South America's most recognized muralists.

Mantra (France)

Known for: Lifelike butterflies, birds and insects.

French artist Mantra creates realistic murals with a focus on biodiversity. Butterflies, owls and birds are common in his works, which are painted freehand without the use of a projector or grid. His art can be experienced in cities on several continents.

Marat Morik (Rusland)

Known for: Abstract compositions with roots in graffiti.

Marat Morik began as a graffiti artist and has since developed a style that combines realism, cubism and expressionism. His works range from figurative motifs to abstract compositions and can be seen on walls and in galleries around the world.

Mariana Santos (Portugal)

Known for: Erotic and melancholic portraits.

Mariana Santos works with realistic human portraits, often inspired by old photographs and films. Her works explore human emotions, relationships and vulnerability through a calm and dreamy imagery.

Monkey Bird Crew (France)

Known for: Stencil art with monkeys and birds.

Monkey Bird Crew is made up of French artists Blow and Temor. The duo works with detailed stencils and murals, where the bird and monkey symbolize the balance between dreams and reality. Their works can be seen in cities all over the world.

Isaac Malaccai (Spain)

Known for: Surrealistic motifs and earthy colors.

Isaac Malakkai began his artistic career in graffiti and has since developed a personal style inspired by the Spanish desert, surrealism and watercolor painting. His works balance melancholy, humor and strong textures.

Ron muralist (Argentina)

Known for: Hyperrealistic gable paintings.

Ronmuralist is considered one of the most recognized muralists in South America. His enormous, photorealistic murals combine technical precision with motifs that often draw inspiration from both reality and imagination.

Bogdan Scutaru (Romania)

Known for: Detailed and photorealistic murals.

Bogdan Scutaru works with both street art, illustration and classical painting. His works range from fantasy to photorealism and are particularly known for their impressive detail and technical precision.

TelmoMiel (Netherlands)

Known for: Surrealist and photorealist collaborative works.

The Dutch artist duo Telmo Pieper and Miel Krutzmann have been working together since 2012. Their murals combine realism with surrealist elements and are characterized by great technical skill, humor, and creative ideas that make each work unique.

Several streets with street art in Aarhus

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