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Beyond the Wall
Mas Alla Del Muro
CREATED BY JOEL “ARTISTA” BERGNER / 2019
This mural was created by Joel Bergner, also known as Joel Artista, as part of the Artolution Productions project.
Artolution is a community-based public art organization that seeks to ignite positive social change through
collaborative art making. They facilitate projects around the world that connect diverse peoples in order to address
common social objectives. Their projects bring together children, families, local artists, educators and community
groups with the main objective to address critical issues related to armed conflict, trauma and social marginalization
by cultivating sustainable global initiatives that promote healing and resilience through public art.
They utilize visual public art mediums such as mural art and community sculpture, as well as performance genres
like dance, theatre and music. In their workshops, participants address various community issues and collectively
decide on the subject and content, culminating in the collaborative creation of works of public art. Through this
process, emphasize is put on building positive relationships among participants, communicative skill-building, the
sharing of knowledge and the encouragement of community activism. This particular mural was created by Joel and
15 young people who recently arrived from Central America as part of the Artolution program.