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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Basquiat
Basquiat was an artist from the United States who created raw and unsettling art. Unfortunately, he passed away too soon after living an intense life. This composition reminds me of him and his work—bold and unapologetic. The man’s face is already raw, but the genitalia drawn over it and the mouth make it even more […]
No regrets
A famous psychiatrist, Irvin Yalom, once said that three things are important for happiness: being kind to yourself, being somewhat kind to others, and having no regrets. This image looks like something from the 60s, Thunderbird-like, but with an absurd twist. He has a cat’s head or mask and a strange hand. She is wearing […]
The Texan tiger
I know the Bengal tiger, but this seems like a Texan tiger, with his hands on his belt, overly shiny loafers, and a bright blue vest under a black jacket, topped off with a velvet tie. The only thing missing is the cowboy hat. He’s already had some things pasted and sprayed over him. Maybe […]
Shapes
Of course, it’s difficult, but can you see letters as meaningless shapes that are beautiful in themselves, without having to convey anything? In this photo, it works quite well. It reminds me of the famous Belgian painter Magritte, who painted a pipe and added the words: “This is not a pipe.” Of course, it wasn’t—it […]
Context
The little figure is by the street artist David de Limon. He can be seen everywhere in the El Carmen neighborhood and increasingly in the Ruzafa area. I think I even came across him in Cabanyal, although I’m not entirely sure anymore. The presence of this little figure all over the city must provoke a […]
The Lady
She’s pasted onto a container somewhere in Friedrichshain. It must have been a while ago, and the container has been sitting there for some time, along the Spree. They are decaying and rusting together over time. Is she ghostly? I don’t think so. She does seem to come from the past, but in a different […]