The shutter murals commonly used as Mullae's representative image are, in fact, only fully visible once work stops.
The hour of labor, the hour of the painting
During weekday working hours the steel shutters are up, hiding the paintings on them. Only once the workshop closes for the evening and the shutter comes down is the mural fully revealed. The same wall shifts function — a workshop entrance by day, a painting by evening.
The paradox of the most famous photo
The most commonly shared photos of Mullae are of these murals. Yet those photos capture the moment this neighborhood's labor has stopped. It is worth remembering that the time you should visit depends on whether your purpose is the painting or the working scene.