Mural - PENER (Poland), 2012

The PENER mural on the façade of Szkolnego Schroniska Młodzieżowego [Youth Hostel] at ulica Legionów 27 in Łódź is one of the works created as part of the Mia100 Kamienic urban regeneration programme. The artist is Bartek Świątecki, who works under the pseudonym PENER.

Who is PENER

Bartek Świątecki has been involved in the Polish graffiti and street art scene since 1996. He is often mentioned as one of the three most important large-scale abstract artists in Poland, alongside several other artists working in a similar, geometric style.

How this mural came about

The work in Łódź was created in 2012 as part of the Mia100 Kamienic programme run by the Urban Forms Foundation together with the Łódź City Office. The artist covered the façade of the youth hostel building with a geometric composition, without reference to any specific figures or scenes.

What it depicts

The image consists of sharp, mutually interlocking geometric shapes arranged in an energetic, abstract composition. Besides murals, Świątecki also paints smaller paintings on canvas in the same style, sought after by art collectors around the world.

Practical information

• Address: ul. Legionów 27, Łódź, on the wall of Szkolnego Schroniska Młodzieżowego
• Getting there: Łódź city centre, near Plac Wolności and Stary Rynek [Old Market Square], accessible by public transport
• What to expect: a mural on the hostel building, near the M-CITY mural at number 19 of the same street
• Both murals were created as part of the same ulica Legionów street regeneration programme and are worth seeing together