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Asylum main Building
Bound for demolition with the wrecking ball already at work, at least this main building was rescued in 2015 only and now is mainly managed by a non-profit organisation.
And it’s a place full of cultural and political history: In the Weimar Republic, it was visited by Rosa Luxemburg, Hans Fallada, Carl von Ossietzky, Erich Kästner and Heinrich Zille among others. It seems only logical that it later served as movie set for Fritz Lang, Volker Schlöndorf and Rainer Maria Fassbinder.
Early Morning Lilies
Asylum Front Door
No reason for romantic feelings here – the “Wiesenburg” Asylum was home for up to 700 homeless men in the middle of the 19th century. But it was also ahead of its time, erected along the line of thought that imprisonment is not the answer for homelessness, which was the usual way of acting back in those times.
Iris
The Wire’s wet Dream
Almost in the Office
With a nod to the profligatographer
Panke Riverside Mural
Marianne 2018
She now follows a second career as an influencer for a German sugar water brand. But the colors of her banner have somewhat faded.
By the way: For I long time I had thought “influencer” was a typo and it was meant to read influenza… In terms of necessity it seems to be pretty much the same.
The Queen of Eyelashes
Pure Pink Power
At the moment I am in one of my most challenging work weeks ever, and I thought I just needed some raw power.
The image was created with some extension tubes between the 40+ years old Minolta 58mm lens and the camera body.
Panke River Side Wall
Fern Sprouts
ERA SED
Perpetual Illusion
The writing says “Free among the Free”… The sprayers probably should listen to Kristofferson’s song “Me and Bobby McGhee”.
Resilience
DOS backing off
Queen of the Night
The big Kebab
This I found in the backyard of a brothel, and admittedly I felt quite uneasy when I discovered where I was.
Hidden in plain Sight
Federal Towers
Big and not beautiful, typical architecture of the seventies, obviously unused now.
Overgrown Pump
No Stopping Zone
Pillar Decoration
Cabling
