Wed – 17 September, 2008

No more London – now it’s time to … Berlin!!

I arrived in this incredible city one week ago (sorry, I should have updated this blog before – I know). I came here to make the final project of my master course. The idea is simple and very generic: see how life is going on 20 years after the fall of the wall (actually the aniversary is only next year, but nevermind…).

And the biggest revelation appeared to me today: the wall is growing up again!!! Yes, that’s it! And believe: this is an political act that has been gradually arranged by … the tourists! If you spend some minutes watching their behaviour around the remaining pieces at the Postdamer Platz, you will see their tatic. Instead of concrete, they use the most trivial material to give substance to the wall: chewing gums!! Yes, there’s a massive layer of it in each side of the remaining wall. I won’t be surprised if they do the same thing with the small pieces of the wall that it’s still possible to buy as a souvenir all over the city. Somebody wants one? I can bring chewing gums from the dutty free as well….

5 Comments

  1. Berlin é o bicho!
    Tenho um amigo ‘brasileiro’ ai, quer o contato?

  2. ecaaaaaa
    hehehe
    me traga aquele verdinho alí de menta!

  3. Fala Leozito! Tudo certo meu amigo?
    I think I misunderstood one thing: É um ato político feito pelos turistas com intuito de ridicularizar, repudiar o muro que caiu em 89? Ou um ato natural de passar e deixar um chiclete ali e pronto?
    Lindas fotos man!!
    Curto muito seu trabalho!
    Abraço!

  4. Berlim é maravilhosa!
    Acho que os 20 anos da queda do muro vão render muitos trabalhos acadêmicos. Aliás, preciso comerçar a escrever o meu. O tema: Ostalgie. Acredito que você ouviu esse termo enquanto estava por lá.

  5. cara vc e um master fotografo!!!

    abraços,

    denisson


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