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The original was created by a Polish artist.
In English, the word “coexist” means “coexist”. It means that all religions can coexist without any opposition to each other.
The first original version of this brand was created in 2000 by Polish graphic designer Piotr Młodożeniec. He did so in an international art competition sponsored by the Socio-Political Museum of Contemporary Art in Jerusalem for dialogue and mutual understanding.
The original sign created by the Polish artist from the word “Coexist” looked like this: the letter C was replaced by a Muslim crescent with a star, X with a hexagonal star of David and T with a Latin cross.
This version of the label was one of dozens of jobs in 2001. Featured in Jerusalem as huge outdoor billboards.
This brand was later controversial. The fact that during their 2005-2006 international Vertigo tour was used by the Irish rock band U2. While performing the song “Love and Peace or Else,” the leader of the band, Bono, wore a white headband with an original hand-drawn version of the label. In some concert halls, including Mexico, the label was also shown on large screens.
A little later, the original of the brand acquired other variations that were introduced as bumper stickers for cars. In the United States, it began to spread into the 21st century. at first. In part, this was a human reaction to the US military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan, which began after the 2001. events of September 11. The stickers signified the ability or desire of people to live together in peace.
The most common version of car bumper stickers is considered to have been created by Jerry Jaspar when the remaining letters of the word “Coexist” became the following symbols: O – peace sign, E – Indian piety symbol Om , I (instead of point) – pentagram (pentagonal star, associated with pagan beliefs, inverted means evil, inverted means protection), S is the ancient Chinese symbol en y jang, which means perfect balance.
Photo from etsy.com / The bumper sticker is one of the variations of the Coexist brand
The sign that appeared in Vilnius is the work of artists.
Photo with Pylimo str. The building marked with the number 2 and the inscription of the symbols “Coexist” visible on its roof, with the question of whether you know where and when it originated, we received from the portal. 15 minutes reader.
It is true that there was a short way to go before the answers. After contacting the Vilnius City Municipality, the Old Corps of Elders, the Old City Farm, which was believed to be managing the building, we did not receive any necessary information and the officials had not heard anything about this note, especially after seeing it.
Greta Pylimo c. The Lithuanian Jewish community is located in Building 2. When asked if anyone knew of the sign, how and why it appeared on the roof of the building, the president of the community, Faina Kukliansky, told the portal that she had not seen it and you didn’t know anything.
Petro Cvirka Square is a place with a great view of Pylimo Street. The roof of the building marked with the number 2 and the inscription on it. The people of Vilnius turned their heads, not the inscription there, for a long time, and it was only noticed now, because it seems that it is already rusty.
Photo by Lukas Balandus / 15min / Pylimo str. two
However, both the inventor of the idea and the author of its implementation were discovered. This inscription appeared on the roof of the building at the end of August this year. The well-known street artist, graphic designer Tadas Vincaitis-Plugas was contacted for the implementation of this project. He became the coordinator of this project, only, as he said, due to the abundance of work, he was no longer able to implement it himself. This was done by a colleague, artist Marius Skrupskis (“MStudija”).
The author of the idea wanted to raise the floor for the residents of Vilnius
When asked about the idea, T. Vincaitis-Plūgas briefly replied that the client, the author of the idea, wanted something positive.
“It was just a quarantine period when the discussion started about what could be done. The author of the idea said that at a time when both quarantines and economic forecasts must be raised.
I really like the inscription itself, its idea: consensus, coexistence. In Lithuanian minds, this may be strange, but it might rust a bit.
After the deliberations and suggestions he had made, it was decided to draw this sign. This was the suggestion of the author of the idea. Then we downloaded several images from the Internet, modified them, visualized them in a photo, and Marius implemented this idea, said T. Vincaitis-Plūgas.
– Everything was moved in late summer, but the client’s wish was to paint the note before early September, so that when fall hits, there will be some new impression, zinc in town. There is such a crowded place there, many bars, popular with young people, students ”, shared the interlocutor.
It took several days to draw the drawing, including the fact that it had to be designed with a projector before drawing.
When asked if this idea was difficult to implement, M. Skupskis said: “There was a little challenge because the area was large, the ceiling was sloped at an angle, which made it difficult to move the drawing. Everything else, as always in field work, is dictated by the weather conditions. There were days when it was raining, so work had to be stopped while the roof was wet. “
According to M. Skupskis, the technical requirements for the technical implementation of this idea were met: seat belts and helmets were used.
Hearing that there were people wondering, although the inscription has been here for a long time, but recently seen, T. Vincaitis-Plūgas was not surprised: I did not see anything happening there. That’s normal here, probably ten years ago, and hardly anyone would have noticed. “
Specially painted as if it looks rusty
The author of the idea, wishing to remain anonymous, said that Pylimo str. The building marked 2 seemed like the right place to express such an idea.
“There has been a lot of discussion around this place. Emissions from the Cvirka monument, the nearby Lithuanian Jewish community, in 1860. The house built on the roof with this inscription is a standard project of Tsarist Russia; Identical buildings can be found in Yekaterinburg and Novosibirsk.
Someone else had also drawn a swastika near this building, causing a scandal. So, taking into account the whole context, the idea came up of using this inscription and drawing it on the ceiling, which was no longer the most beautiful, ”explains the author of the idea.
Looking at the note, it seems like it’s been there a long time. Like rusty. The author of this idea confirmed that this was the idea, so the rust color of the roof was specially chosen.
“I really like the inscription itself, its idea: consensus, coexistence. In Lithuanians’ minds, this may still be strange, but it could get a bit tougher. Because there are a lot of beautiful things that can be created by consensus rather than discussing what we disagree on. “
Speaking about the technical implementation of the project, the author of the idea also hinted that the letters on the street appear to be made in 3D, so I had to creatively turn my head on how to extract this effect.
The municipality said it would order cleaning
This work of artists on the roof of the building was called a gift to the city by the author. Advertising, as claimed, wants the least. And, of course, at least the authors of this idea would like to see the removal of the inscription ordered.
When asked if he had requested any permission, the interlocutor said that he had not, but that if someone got in the way, he expected a dialogue.
“Is a rusty ceiling more beautiful or is it a work of art? For me, this work is beautiful. We will see what the others will look like. If there is a discussion, I think it will be a discussion ”, said the author of the idea of this work.
Is a rusty ceiling more beautiful or is it a work of art? For me, this work is beautiful.
Even before the artists who had implemented the inscription idea and the author of the idea were discovered, the Vilnius city municipality was contacted in the hope of receiving the necessary information. The representatives of the municipality could not comment further, as they had not seen or heard of this inscription. A few days later, a couple of sentences responded to the portal’s journalist’s questions:
“The Vilnius City Municipality will immediately contact the building users in writing and force them to clean up the notes. The costs will be borne by the owners of the building in proportion to their ownership interest. “
When asked why he intends to order the cleaning of this note, the municipal representative clarified the answer:
The “Management and Cleanliness Rules” impose an obligation on building managers or owners to paint graffiti, so we will demand that it be done. This is intentional damage to property. “
It is true that although the city council could not give information about the owners of the building because it claimed that they did not have it, the journalists themselves managed to discover them. We listened to the owner of the building: “The work looks very interesting, we do not plan to remove it unless we receive an instruction from the municipality.”
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