Berlin, Germany

8/12/2015

East Side Gallery

The East Side Gallery is understood as a monument of freedom and to the fall of the Berlin wall. It's the longest open air gallery in the world. For more information check out this website: East Side Gallery Berlin.

I was around 12 years old when the Berlin wall came down. I remember seeing the news and people crying. I remember that you could order a piece of the wall to have as your own keepsake in your home. But at that time, I had no real understanding of what this meant in history. Now, at 38, visiting the Berlin wall was powerful, particularly after gaining more insight into the culture by visiting museums in the city. I won't get into all of that here but I will share with you the images I took while there.

My understanding is that this is some original graffiti that still remains on some of the original wall

Though there was some very serious graffiti here there was also just some interesting and fun stuff to look at as well. Here are a few of my favorites.

My hand at a little media-assisted graffiti. An interesting exhibition in the DDR museum, which is an interactive museum showing what life was like for those on the other side of the wall.

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Street Art

I've always enjoyed graffiti. The ever changing feel it gives to an area can add a beautiful quality to otherwise drab buildings and bridges. It can also give you a quick feel for what kinds of feelings and emotions are going on with youth in a city.

While I recognize that this type of art isn't always desirable in the world (and is sometimes put on inappropriate places like historical sights or meant to do damage for nothing but some terrible squiggles on a new building) I can't help but view these temporary pieces of art and try to absorb all I can. I like to take pictures so I can look back and see something I missed the first time I took a peek. These are some of my favorite pieces.