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Kai Weindenhofer photographed the fall of the Berlin Wall in
1989 as a university student living in Berlin. He was deeply moved by the
history-in-the-making event and truly believed with so many others that the
fall of the wall meant that border walls would never again be used as
“political instruments.” He was wrong,
of course. The construction of the borders in the Occupied Palestinian
Territories caused Weindenhofer so much shock, anger, and concern that he
decided to document the erection of the wall and its surrounding controversies.
Then in 2006, he dedicated his time and expertise to a project about borders
throughout the world, specifically to demonstrate that border walls are
ineffective and destructive.
Weindenhofer believes that a border wall as a barrier is a
reflection of “human weaknesses and errors.” Border walls exacerbate the issues
and inhibit the resolution of problems. In historical terms, he compares the
border walls to the Berlin Wall, and believes that by tearing down border walls
peace will ensue.
Exhibition:
The photo exhibition is displayed on panels of the Berlin
Wall, what’s left of it, at the following address:
Berlin Wall MuhlenstraBe – 12043 Berlin-Friedrichshain on
the Spree River side called the East Side Gallery.
The exhibit runs until September 2013.
Photographs:
The photos are panoramics measuring 3 meters X 9 meters. Wiendenhofer has photographed eight border
and separation walls. These include the following:
Baghdad; South Korea/North Korea; Cyprus/Greenline;
USA/Mexico; Ceuta & Melilla, Spain/Morocco; Occupied Palestinian
Territories; Belfast/Peace Lines; The Iron Curtain/former German-German border.
Photos taken on site:
The following are photos I took of each wall panel.
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| Tijuana/USA |
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| Juarez/USA |
