9 Photos of Art Fixing the World

Who says a crack in the wall is a bad thing? These clever artists took urban damage and turned it into something awesome. This collection shows how to use LEGOs, tiles, and even old books to fix the world. Check out how a little imagination can breathe life into neglected spots!

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Street art on a textured wall where peeling plaster has been integrated into a black line drawing of two dogs nuzzling, with a heart above them, in Leipzig, Germany.

🐶 1. Love Dog — Street Art in Leipzig, Germany

This wall was falling apart, but now it is a very good boy. The artist used the peeling plaster to make the body of a dog. It is puppy love in the streets.


Street art photograph showing a child in a puffy vest sitting cross-legged on cracked asphalt, applying large cartoon-style band-aids to the crack in a healing gesture.

🩹 2. Girl With Band-Aids

The ground has a bit of an ouchie. This little girl is helping the street feel better. She is putting giant band-aids on the cracks to heal the city.


Stone wall corner repaired with hundreds of colorful LEGO bricks, creating a sharp, geometric contrast with the aged cobblestone surroundings in Germany.

🧱 3. LEGO Brick Repair — By Jan Vormann

If you cannot find a matching stone, just use LEGOs. Jan Vormann fills old wall holes with bright plastic bricks. It looks like the city is made of toys. More: What If LEGO Could Repair the World? (12 Photos)

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Mural of a female figure at the base of a cracked wall, pulling red thread through both sides to stitch the damage closed, blending 2D paint with real red thread.

🪡 4. The Stitch — Repair Art on Concrete Wall by ENDER in Paris, France

This wall had a giant rip, so someone brought a needle and thread. It looks like a tiny person is sewing the concrete back together. That is some high quality tailoring. More: Repair Cracks with Art

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Broken asphalt around a lamppost filled with vibrant mosaic tiles arranged in a radial pattern with geometric shapes and deep blue accents in Lyon, France.

✨ 5. Mosaic Patch — Ememem in Lyon, France

Potholes are usually annoying, but not this one. Ememem fills broken streets with beautiful mosaic tiles. It is like finding a hidden treasure under your feet. More: Repairing Streets with Artful Mosaics (17 Photos)

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Metal gate with warped bars forming the shape of a dog mid-leap through an opening, accompanied by a “Beware of Dog” sign hanging askew.

🐕 6. Bent Fence Dog

Oops! It looks like a very fast dog tried to run through the gate. The bars are bent into the shape of a pup. The sign makes the joke even better.


💃 7. Dancing Railing — Street Art by Oakoak

These fence bars are not broken. They are just ready to party. Oakoak turned these bent rails into two people dancing. Even metal needs to bust a move sometimes. More: From Homer Simpson to Obelix: Oakoak’s Genius Street Art! (10 Photos)

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A broken corner of a historic building wall repaired with a vertical stack of books embedded into the wall, creating a surprising structural patch in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

📚 8. Book Wall — Samara Public Library in Yekaterinburg, Russia

This library literally has stories built into its walls. Instead of using bricks, they used real books to fill the gaps. It is a very literal way to read the architecture.


🏠 9. The Crooked House of Windsor — Windsor, England

This house looks like it had a few too many drinks. It was rebuilt with wet wood that warped as it dried. Now it is famous for being a bit tipsy and very crooked.


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