Radiomural Umsebenzi by Aleksandra Toborowicz

Radiomural Umsebenzi by Aleksandra Toborowicz is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lweLifo leNkcubeko kunye noShishino lweNkcubeko Competition Category.

IntsimbiIlifa leNkcubeko· 2020

Radiomural Umsebenzi

by Aleksandra Toborowicz

Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award Winner in Ilifa leNkcubeko Category

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The Design

About Radiomural Umsebenzi

Umbhalo Wencwadi: I-Radiomural ngumfanekiso wodonga owenzelwe ummandla waseLangwasser eNuremberg. Uyilo luphinda umzobo wesikali sokutshintsha kwiwonga leradiyo yaseGrundig yeminyaka yee-1970 nee-1980, likhumbuza iiradiyo ezazikhe zenziwa kulo mmandla. Udonga olupeyintiweyo lulude ii-25 mitha kwaye luphakama ii-2.5 mitha. Ipeyinti emnyama nemhlophe idityaniswe nesprayi ekhanyayo ngokwemvelo (photoluminescent), kwaye kusetyenziswa iisitensile zoonobumba. Ebusuku, oonobumba bayakhanya, kangangokuba lo mfanekiso wodonga ufana neradiyo evulekileyo. Amagama eendawo asesikalini abonisa iindawo zasekuhlaleni ezithandwa ngabahlali kunye namazwe abo bemveli.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award

Radiomural Umsebenzi ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo okunikwa imiyilo elungileyo eyanelisa iimfuno zobungcali neemveliso ezilindelekileyo kwimveliso ezicwangciswe kakuhle. Abaphumeleleyo beNtsimbi babonisa ubuchule obukhulu, ubuchule obuphezulu, ukuqonda kwengcali namandla okuyila abayili babo. Radiomural Umsebenzi iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yimveliso exatyiswa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo esebenzayo neyinto entsha. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award udibanisa iindlela ezilungileyo kakhulu zemboleko kwaye unezimpawu zobuchwephesha ezifanelekileyo ezidityaniswe nolwazi netalente. Radiomural Umsebenzi iyahlonelwa ngenxa yenkcukacha yayo kwaye yacwangciselwa ukunika uphuculo lomgangatho wobomi olunceda ukwenza ihlabathi libe yindawo engcono.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Picture of an old Grundig radio in Nurnberg.

The mural visually resembles the scale of the radio from the 70s / 80s, with letters covered with photoluminescent paint, giving the effect of glowing in the dark, which resembles a radio turned on.

The radio is 'turned on' the Langwasser district (Gemeinschaftshaus) in Nuremberg, the other place-names on the radio scale are the residents' favorite places characteristic for this district (selected by voting; marked in dark green) and their countries of origin (light green).

The project is a local – district identity, located on the facade of a culture center in the center of Langwasser, allows locating popular culture and entertainment centers, and also commemorates points on the map relevant for the district.

The mural was made as part of the "Betonliebe - StreetArt for Langwasser" project in cooperation with the Nowa Huta Cultural Center in Krakow.
Dimensions & Packaging: Wall size: 25 meters long, 2,5 meters height. Black paint, white and photoluminescent sprays. Stencils used to paint letters.
Tags: mural, radio, photoluminescence, glowing in darkness, heritage, grundig, cultural district, Nurnberg, mural
Production Technology: Mural made on a wall in the center of Langwasser district in Nurnberg, painted with photoluminescent spray, giving the effect of glowing in the dark, which resembles a radio turned on.
Design Challenge: Photoluminescence effect. Research in cultural and postindustrial districts similar to Zablocie in Cracow in Poland, where retro-radios were produced in a communist era.
Inspiration: Radiomural made in Zablocie district in Cracow, Poland - my previous project of a district identity, where old radios Unitra were produced during the communism time. Radiomural in Nuremberg is based on radios from Grundig, which were produced in Langwasser – the district where the mural was created.
Project Duration: September 2019, Nürnberg, Germany
Operation Flow: The mural will be visible at night for some time thanks to UV lamps, like an old radio switched on with its greenish light, thanks to the photoluminescence paint glowing in darkness. People can illuminate the mural with flashlights.