17 Walls - 17 Murals in Aarhus

In Aarhus, you can experience high-quality art free of charge, which adorns the city’s gables and walls and helps to create a shared identity. The works are located in public spaces, where they invite reflection on the UN’s 17 Global Goals and the themes they highlight.

17 Walls, 17 Gables, 17 Global Goals

Shared seas by Mariana Santos, Portugal

Global goal #1 - No poverty

Aarhus and Lisbon (where I’m from) are both coastal cities with fishing traditions, so I thought of representing traditional small fishing as a symbol of the need for practices that support livelihoods without depleting resources and ensuring ongoing opportunities for future generations.. Maroama Santos, Portugal

Adress: Fredensgade 39
See and find the artwork here.

Let us in by Hera, Tyskland

Global goal #5 - Gender equality

To explain the symbolism of my artwork, I'd like to take you on a journey into the world of Denmark's most influential children's author Hans Christian Andersen. Andersen's universe. I have used his stories as inspiration because Andersen wrapped his criticism of society, especially the abuse and exploitation of the marginalised and socially excluded, in fairy tales. Hera, Germany.

Adress: Skolebakken 5
See and find the artwork here.

Deja Vu by Christian Blanxer, Spanien

Global goal #9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Via a double exposure effect, Cristian Blanxer’s mural mixes a silhouette of a girl with a photography that he took of a street in Barcelona, in the lockdown during the COVID 19 pandemic. Beneath the ancient buildings we can see a few people walking and sitting in the street Carrer de la Mercè and in front of the square Plaça de la Mercè.

Adress: Møllegade 8
See and find the artwork here.

Experience all 17 artworks

You will find all 17 SDGs represented on walls around Aarhus, created by artists from all over the world who have interpreted the SDGs based on their lives and where they come from.

An art ostrich out of the ordinary

• SDG 1, ‘Shared seas’, Mariana Santos
• SDG 2, ‘Untitled’, Axel Void
• SDG 3, ‘Vitality’, Marat Morik
• SDG 4, ‘The flight of the swallow’, Jonathan Jade
• SDG 5, ‘Let us in’, Hera
• SDG 6, ‘Faucet of life’, Ronmuralist
• SDG 7, ‘The white circle’, David De la Mano
• SDG 8, ‘Learning’, Millo
• SDG 9, ‘Deja Vu’, Christian Blanxer
• SDG 10, ‘Life on the edge’, Mantra
• SDG 11, ‘Balance’, Hans Krull & Peter Birk
• SDG 12, ‘From farm to fork’, Malakkai
• SDG 13, ‘Mirror’, Fintan Magee
• SDG 14, ‘Right through my fingers’, BKFoxx
• SDG 15, ‘Overcast’ Bogdan Scutaru
• SDG 16, ‘The Arches of Piece’, Monkey Bird Crew
• SDG 17, ‘On our way’ Telmomiel

See all 17 works on a map.

All 17 murals are located within walking distance in the historic city center of Aarhus.

You can book a guided tour to see all 17 artworks with AarhusGuiderne.

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