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In the Polish city Bydgoszcz, -painted- plants, rivers, and technological energy systems also contribute to the natural function.<\/p>\n

Plants and water are our sources of life. Nature provides us with oxygen and absorbs the nitrogen dioxide gases that could kill us. Water keeps us alive.  <\/p>\n

In the Polish city Bydgoszcz, -painted- plants, rivers, and technological energy systems also contribute to the natural function. \u2018The source\u2019 is a 400-square-meters mural drawn using ecological anti-smog paint that absorbs nitrogen oxide. <\/p>\n

Road transportation is responsible for 42% of those particles<\/a> that condense in poisonous gases. Poland\u2019s reliance on coal and the heritage of burning low-quality fuels to heat homes is not helping with air and land contamination, which exceeds European air standards in almost all country areas.  <\/p>\n

The European Environment Agency has certified the air quality of Bydgoszcz as \u2018fair\u2019 for the past year<\/a>. Yet vehicles are an essential source of air pollution, especially in urban hotspots. The \u2018ekomurals\u2019 are led by several cities in Poland to reduce air contamination, educate in ecology and colour residential buildings. <\/p>\n

Educating through urban design <\/h2>\n

\u201cAn important aspect of the implementation of eco murals in urban space, apart from the ecology and artistic values of the project, is the educational element and the promotion of appropriate patterns and behaviours regarding the care for clean air, nature and the surrounding world,\u201d declares Marek Iwi\u0144ski, Public Art Officer of the City of Bydgoszcz<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

In its broadest meaning, the theme \u2018ecology\u2019 was the focal point of the educational initiative. Such freedom of interpretation inspired the author\u2019s creativity. Marcin Czaja is a mural painter and a teacher at the university<\/strong>. The artist won the contest the Bydgoszcz city council organised to pick a leitmotif and an author for the selected spot. <\/p>\n

The mural covers the side of a residential building in the city. \u201cDue to the location of the wall in the design, it was necessary to take into account a distant perspective from which residents and passersby could view the design,\u201d explains Iwi\u0144ski. <\/p>\n

In seven days, the artist and five of his friends painted the \u2018ekomural\u2019 in Bydgoszcz. Czaja is also the author of several other murals located in Polish cities such as Lublin, \u0141odz, Opole, Warsaw and Elblag.<\/p>\n

Unforgettable water <\/h2>\n

\u201cI am not a specialist in global warming,\u201d Czaja says. \u201cHowever, I decided to go with something that is overlooked in discussions about the environment and climate change \u2060\u2014 hydrology and water problems, which are observed around the world and in smaller towns in Poland.\u201d <\/p>\n

The author of the mural explains the lack of water is an increasing challenge people face year after year. He states the main factors are droughts and reckless urbanisation since whole areas in cities have been paved using materials that do not allow water to drain to the ground. <\/p>\n

Bydgoszcz ekomural and some of its authors. Photo by Marcin Czaja<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I started to think about my design, I thought to start with spring. Water comes from underground as a source of life, and the river flows down the mural. It\u2019s a pretty metaphor,\u201d the artist explains.  <\/p>\n

Striking from the ground, water supplies the vital energy of animals, plants and people represented on the wall. The design integrates water and ecological motives and displays technology through sustainable energy systems like solar panels and wind turbines. <\/p>\n

The air purification paint <\/h2>\n

\u201cThe mural was supposed to present an ecological message, and at the same time to be made with the use of ecological paints that purify the air of harmful gaseous pollutants, based on photocatalytic mineral paints,\u201d explains Iwinski. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt is called photocatalytic since you need light for the paints to work,\u201d explains Czaja. These materials, which have become increasingly popular in Poland, positively impact the environment, contributing to air purification. Organisers and painters worked together to select a regional provider. <\/p>\n

\u201cOne square meter of ecological anti-smog paint absorbs 0.44 grames of nitric oxide, which is a very poisonous substance. The same amount is absorbed by one tree in one day. The wall area is 374 square meters \u2013 it is like planting 374 trees,\u201d says Iwinski. <\/p>\n

Bydgoszcz hosts two eco murals, and the council is planning further related projects to decorate the city and reduce traffic pollution. <\/p>\n

The meaning of colours <\/h2>\n

Apart from being the author of \u2018The Source\u2019, Marcin Czaja gives lectures at university on the physics of light, colour and composition. He also leaves the physics standpoint to analyse the psychology of perception, which means how humans\u2019 visual system perceives colour forms. \u201cVisual perception is built at the biology of vision and takes place in our visual cortex, which is in our brain,\u201d he explains. <\/p>\n

Red is used to represent danger. \u201cThere\u2019s no coincidence that all the traffic lights and the warning signs are coloured red. They are very much related to blood. It\u2019s engraved into our culture and our psyche.\u201d <\/p>\n

There is no red on the mural, though. Does it imply we are still on time to reverse the danger? The author tried to make the colour palette as bright and optimistic as possible with warm colours like orange tones. <\/p>\n

\u2018The Source\u2019 is surrounded by green, a colour often associated with nature and that suggests good luck.<\/p>\n

Definitely, nature is the source of our luck. <\/p>\n

Bydgoszcz ekomural. Photo by Marcin Czaja<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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