Here are some pictures from our first days, with commentary.
The outside of a shopping mall (yes, that's snow):
We went to the Hamburger Bahnhof, a vast contemporary art museum created out of an old train station
Some things I saw:
Part of a retrospective by the artist Martin Honert, whose work centers on meticulously crafted versions of his childhood memories.
A dormitory bed:
A realization of the book by Erich Kastner, "The Flying Classroom:
I saw this from the museum window; is it art or industrial detritus?
Outsider art by George Widener:
A very long gallery, with very clear signage:
Part of a retrospective by the artist Martin Honert, whose work centers on meticulously crafted versions of his childhood memories.
A dormitory bed:
A realization of the book by Erich Kastner, "The Flying Classroom:
I saw this from the museum window; is it art or industrial detritus?
Outsider art by George Widener:
A very long gallery, with very clear signage:
The roof of the new Berlin main station:
The new Potsdamer Platz:
I don't know what the purple pipes are for...
Edit: Now I do. They are used to drain the water from construction sites, as Berlin is built on a swamp, and this is the most cost-effective way to do it. And why not pink?
Edit: Now I do. They are used to drain the water from construction sites, as Berlin is built on a swamp, and this is the most cost-effective way to do it. And why not pink?
The Sony Center at the new Potsdamer Platz
A bit of an old facade, entombed:
But nearby, there are old buildings still to be restored...
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