Arts mosaic, Chițcanii Vechi

A wall mosaic dedicated to the arts in Chițcanii Vechi, a commune seat in the Telenești district of central Moldova. On a wall of concrete blocks runs a row of emblems: a heraldic shield with the hammer and sickle, theatre elements, a film camera, a cello and a ballerina en pointe, worked in coloured tesserae on a mottled granite ground — an allegory of Soviet culture, typical of the facades of houses of culture and arts schools. Unlike the ornamental bus-stop mosaics of the region, this is a figurative, thematic work. The village, documented on 26 March 1666 as „Piscani”, produced several known names, among them the writer Nicolae Esinencu (1940–2016). The mosaic's author and year are undocumented — an anonymous Soviet-era work, preserved in situ. (Not to be confused with Chițcani near Tiraspol.)

Track

Central Moldova (Codru)

Neighborhood

Chițcanii Vechi, Telenești district

Building

Mozaic pe perete, Chițcanii Vechi, r. Telenești

Photos: Gganebnyi (CC BY-SA 4.0)