Mapping murals in the spaces of a post-industrial city – an example of Katowice

Abstract This article proposes an analysis of the phenomenon of street art as found in Katowice, a post-industrial city, by mapping, documenting, organizing, and linking it to the industrial history of the city and wider region. These general studies connect the socioeconomic aspects of districts degraded by the mining and steel industries with street art as a form of “soft” social revitalization. Drawing on fieldwork, cartographic and literature review, and her own educational experiences, the author presents the opportunities the Katowice murals. The author is particularly interested in the connections between post-industrial murals and the degraded and unrevitalized Szopienice-Burowiec district, the second largest district in the city in terms of street art. The article includes tables comparing data from the studied areas and maps of murals in Katowice-Śródmieście and Szopienice-Burowiec.