1.0 rich Street Art Cities https://streetartcities.com The mosaic decorates the stairwell of Charlie Cinema, housed in a building that once served as the Łódź Centre for Ideological Education during the era of the Polish People's Republic, when Poland was governed under a socialist system. The composition depicts workers, farmers, soldiers and women with children gathered beneath red banners. It reflects the official ideals promoted by the socialist authorities, emphasising the importance of labour, social unity and collective effort. After the opening of the independent art-house cinema in 1994, the mosaic was preserved as a reminder of the building's past, when it was used to promote the state's official political ideology. Today, the artwork offers a striking contrast between the building's former political purpose and its present role as a space for independent cinema and culture. Fiatcik2 https://streetartcities.com/users/3be998b5-fd3a-43df-b8ea-e561ef7217b0 https://streetartcities.com/media/0/0f2bb31f-b5f1-4e03-9f3f-2c0d37feeb61/1024.webp 1024 480 480 <iframe src="https://streetartcities.com/markers/162d71d6-c6b5-4f37-a09d-e1c885c0bd92/embed" width="480" height="480" style="border:none;border-radius:12px;max-width:100%;" loading="lazy" allow="fullscreen; storage-access" title="Mozaika w Kinie Charlie (The Mosaic at Charlie Cinema) by Zdzisław Głowacki"></iframe> 3600