In Tinder we trust
Tinder, the search engine for love—what do we really think of it? In this photo, the message is clear: “In Tinder we trust”… but also… “are lost.” What is the man with the protest sign trying to say? Is he commenting that everything, even something as beautiful and intimate as love, is now for sale […]
Icon
Andy Warhol, depicted as an icon from the Greek Orthodox Church. The icons painted in this tradition are considered sacred, imbued with the power of the holy figure, and must not be altered in form. Warhol, too, is an icon, but of Pop Art—a movement that was far from advocating eternal value, instead aligning with […]
Adele
Gustav Klimt lived in the sophisticated city of Vienna, a pioneer of modern art and a free-spirited man. Women of the time were also breaking free, often posing for Klimt and, in some cases, having affairs with him. This is Adele Bloch-Bauer, a high-society woman who possibly had a romantic relationship with the painter. In […]
Müll 2
Duchamp was a famous artist who came up with the idea of placing a urinal in a museum, thus transforming it into a work of art simply by changing the context in which the object was placed. Sometimes a trash can is no longer just a trash can, but an art object that has lost […]
A little boy
A little boy, pasted onto concrete. He seems a bit nervous, fidgeting with his hands, his eyes hidden under his cap. There isn’t much space on the concrete, but the artist who placed the boy tried to push him as far to the right as possible. Behind the boy, the concrete reveals a pink wall. […]
Colors
The wall is made of wood, covered with posters and images in bright colors. There are also tags sprayed or written in thick marker. The overall effect is cheerful, and that in itself already gives it meaning. Graffiti has the power to transform neighborhoods from dull, gray areas into trendy, vibrant places where people want […]
Face
A face, but whose face? It gazes at us with a melancholic and thoughtful expression. Or perhaps, more accurately, he gazes past us. Above him, the bare shoulder of a young woman, and below him, a child holding what I think is a watercolor palette. He’s placed in a spot where they sell a lot […]
Badehaus
The Badehaus is no longer a bathhouse, but it once was. The workers at the train repair station could wash themselves there after a long day of hard work and then head home clean. In the living barracks, there likely weren’t many bathing facilities at that time. If you read the stories about East Berlin […]
Woke
In the Netherlands, there was a TV commercial aimed at teaching boys not to be too pushy with their sexual advances. The background music was The Rolling Stones’ “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”. Fortunately, the commercial ended well—no sex, but there was intimacy—while Mick helpfully sang, “But if you try sometimes, well, you […]
Bare brick
When time has erased everything, the bricks return. In this photo, the posters, graffiti, stickers, and plaster are gone, or almost gone—there are still faint traces left. It’s impossible to tell what it all once was, but it’s beautiful as it is now. Brick is beautiful, but it’s not ideal for graffiti or as a […]