Kiara — Animated Mural, Transurban Festival Cologne
A large-scale illustrated portrait activated through light to express shifting emotional states.
The mural presents a classic large-scale illustration with a distinct, graphic visual language, centered on the character of Kiara.
Through the controlled use of light, the face is subtly animated, allowing the portrait to shift between different emotional states over time. What appears static at first becomes dynamic through illumination, transforming the mural into a responsive presence within the urban space.
This approach rethinks the mural not as a fixed image, but as a temporal medium — one that changes mood and perception depending on light conditions, embracing low key technology. The work explores how illustration, architecture, and lighting can merge to create an emotional narrative that unfolds over time rather than being read in a single moment.
The project reframes the mural as an animated emotional surface, using light to turn illustration into a changing state rather than a static image.
Art Direction and Execution by Stefan Busch













