Day 179 The Art of the Wall

Day 179

More from the East Side Gallery Wall in Berlin. 


Each day is a gift, open now.
xo,
Suz




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Day 178 Never Forget

Day 178

Sam II stands in front of the Holocaust Memorial.  It takes up a square block.  Hundreds (maybe more) of cement squares representing those who died. The ground is pitched, so that when you walk into the center, the squares get taller and taller.  Eventually they are over your head. At this point I became overwhelmed with grief and sadness. It was a week ago I was there, and I can still see and feel the power of this interactive sculpture.

Here's a brief link about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_to_the_Murdered_Jews_of_Europe



Each day is a gift, open now.
xo,
Suz

Day 177 Berlin

Day 177

While shooting the Karl Marx statue, I placed Sam out of the way for other photo takers.  When I turned around there was a perfect shot.  Sam was like: "hey, what about this?"  The Cathedral of Berlin, and they call it "The Dome."  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Cathedral

Each day is a gift, open now.
xo,
Suz


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Day 176 The Berlin Bear Hug

Day 176

Near the Brandenburg Gate there are street performers.  The Berlin Bear took Sam II off her stand.  Her version of being swept off her feet!  Danced with her, loved her, and gave me his email to send this photo to him.  She was delighted!

Each day is a gift, open now.
xo,
Suz



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Day 175 East Side Gallery Forest

Day 175

Sam II in front of the forest painted on the East Side Gallery wall in Berlin.


Each day is a gift, open now.
xo, Suz


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Day 174 East Side Gallery Berlin

Day 174

Sam II found the perfect backdrops at the East Side Gallery.  A symbol of the wall that came down, street artists in Berlin made their mark.  She was well loved here, and I think more photos of her were taken than I took of Sam II. 

Each day is a gift, open now.
xo,
Suz




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Day 173 Berlin: Searching For Marx

Day 173

Berlin proved to be a magical location.  I did not allow enough time to photograph this vast city of glaring dichotomies.  Everywhere Sam II (and I) looked, there was juxtaposition of every kind.  War and Peace stood hand in hand. Communism and it's fall were left and right foot.  The architecture said so much.  The faces of the people walking the streets told their own tale. Older generations that scraped a meager existence during communism walked next to the young capitalists who knew little of their relatives' past reality. 

Sam was blown away that Karl Marx and his son remain in a public park.  The Berliners fondly call this statue "The Shitter and his son!" :-D

Sam II is unwrapped for a preview.  My friend Juergen ordered her to be delivered to his Berlin Studio when Delta rejected Sam and her new  Pelican case at the airport.  All this done from my long plane ride and wifi. She will go to Paris this Fall.  Saving me lots of headache during travel.  Sam the First was sad to stay home.  The support of my friends and family for this project has been enormous.  I can't thank them enough for this. 

The reason for the searching part of the title was because there is incredible construction going on in Berlin.  It took us several tries to find this statue, as most entries to the park were closed.

Each day is a gift, open now.
xo,
Suz



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