Charlotte
Techno is probably the hardest and most intense style of house music; conceived in Frankfurt, born in Detroit, and now residing in Berlin. I regularly visit the famous clubs in the Friedrichshain district. The city of Berlin has even declared the music and its clubs as cultural heritage, which is a tribute to both the […]
Odin
The woman in the lower left fascinates me the most. Maybe it’s because I have a connection with the mythology of the ancient Vikings. To me, she represents Odin. Odin sacrificed one of his eyes to the giant Mimir in exchange for a drink from his magical well, granting him infinite wisdom. Odin also has […]
Help me?!
A beautiful abstract composition, worn down, with primary colors. The composition as a whole feels unintentional—everyone just sprayed something here and there. And yet, it became something beautiful. I love that, when unconscious collective effort leads to something, and wind and rain do the rest. However, there is one part that immediately draws your attention: […]
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 […]
Keller Kraftwerke
If you type Keller Kraftwerke into Google, you quickly end up on Soundcloud, a platform where musicians upload their music. It turns out to be a location in Aachen where techno is played. “Wir legen auf und organisieren Veranstaltungen im Raum Aachen” (We DJ and organize events in the Aachen area), it says. The boy […]
Estico
This photo was indeed taken in Berlin, although the Spanish text “Pifiar con estico” might suggest otherwise. According to online translation tools, pifiar con estico means something like “messing up with aesthetics.” That’s not the case here—it’s a beautiful picture featuring a little girl carrying a plant in a bucket. Maybe she’s taking it to […]
Viva
The couple from the early 60s is about to do something fun, maybe dance or something else enjoyable. They definitely seem excited. On the right, the little martian with the gas mask is giving a fascist salute. Is there fascism in Mexico? There’s plenty of drug cartels, but apparently, fascism too. This could possibly be […]
Art
The Girl with the Pearl Earring by Vermeer, Liberty Leading the People by Delacroix, and The Birth of Venus by Botticelli—three absolute masterpieces by top artists, all represented in this photo. From Botticelli, we see the blowing figures and the shell, visible on the poster to the right.
Paella
The poster you see here is about the celebration of modern art. A Feria is typically a fair, a market, or a kind of festival, where there’s plenty of food, drink, and partying, as is common throughout Spain. But this Feria is also about art. Next to the poster is a QR code that apparently […]
Emptiness
In Japanese philosophy, emptiness is not the absence of something; it’s the presence of emptiness. Emptiness is something—it’s the absence of something and the presence of nothing. That’s also how you can view this photo. There are things on it—text, two figures, and an anarchist symbol—but there’s also a lot of space filled with nothing, […]