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NO . 1 | DECEMBER 2019
When the first murals were painted in Zaspa?
The first 10 pieces of art were painted in 1997 during the festival organised to
celebrate the 1000th anniversary of Gdansk.
How much time did artist have to make one mural?
To paint one mural takes around 10 or 12 days, (during the time of
“Monumental Art Festival” ). Also it depends from self-discipline of an artist and
quality of the painting. Mostly artists start painting from highest floor (in Zaspa
it is 10th floor) and step by step go down.
Funny story, brasilian muralist Mazu Prozak was a little more artist than a
worker so he prefered talking with nice girls and taking sunbath. One day he
realised that he won’t be able to finish his work! So, he started asking people
who lived here to help him finish the mural. Luckily, a lot of people decided to
do it. So in result –  10 % of mural is painted by Zaspa inhabitants and 90 % by
Prozak.
It is interesting that Zaspa had an
airport until 1974. How this place
changed from that time till these
days?
In 1972 first large buildings were
constructed, the place began to
be dangerous to fly cruise. Today,
still exist old runaway, partly
replaced by district houses.
To remember the history of this
place, streets were named by the
theme of airport and aviation. For
example, Pilots street, Plane
street, Hynek, Żwirko, Wigura,
Skarżynski (they were polish
legendary hero pilots), the Squad
303 street (legendary squad from
battle of England in 1940). Today
in the place of old plane`s hangar
is a mall.
Thank you!
Mazu Prozak  mural 
was finished with
the help of local
people.