{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Guerrilla Art"],"cover":{"alt":"Vermibus Ad Takeover in Berlin","height":1520,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-berlin-ad-takeover.jpg","width":2480},"credit":"","date":"2011-12-22T14:14:33Z","description":"Another advertising takeover recently took place in Berlin! Vermibus transformed several ad posters in light boxes in Berlin’s city. Looks quite interesting...","html":"\u003cp\u003eAs I already wrote, \u003ca href=\"/neko-ny-light-takeover/\"\u003ead takeovers\u003c/a\u003e have a long tradition in the international street art scene, especially \u003ca href=\"/berlin-advertising-takeover-preparation/\"\u003ein Berlin\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, a guy called \u003cstrong\u003eVermibus\u003c/strong\u003e took over some ad light boxes near Kottbuser Tor, Frankfurter Tor and Jannowitzbrücke in Berlin’s city and mutated the shown persons into some ugly, scary monsters! Looks like he used some kind of paint remover or buffing stuff to modify the advert posters\u0026hellip;or maybe it’s just paint on the windows\u0026hellip;not sure\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCheck out the photos by \u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/laura_colome/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaura Colomé\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e (right, that’s the lady who won the first prize of the \u003ca href=\"/the-winners-urban-photo-contest/\"\u003eUrbanartcore photo contest\u003c/a\u003e back in 2009), who photographed the temporary works before they could be removed:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 2424\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"2424\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"2424\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin_hu_69362a60241a44bb.avif 480w, /vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin_hu_f1fd70560ca00e54.avif 960w, /vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin_hu_ef740fb8f25631b2.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin_hu_c28b775a7c6df094.webp 480w, /vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin_hu_7487c0f828834a4c.webp 960w, /vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin_hu_c93ed5cb5ab08908.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin_hu_781fc8730184781e.jpg\" srcset=\"/vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin_hu_ab38ce7c2d388153.jpg 480w, /vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin_hu_69a90081b0040aab.jpg 960w, /vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin_hu_781fc8730184781e.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1897\" alt=\"Vermibus ad takeover berlin\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eVermibus ad takeover berlin\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1328\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1328\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1328\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-ad-takeover_hu_3ee1147c545083af.avif 480w, /vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-ad-takeover_hu_9610f64282ae1c04.avif 960w, /vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-ad-takeover_hu_c7dc6bc878846bd5.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-ad-takeover_hu_f50179ed7a04bcc6.webp 480w, /vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-ad-takeover_hu_ee3c13999888b9ec.webp 960w, /vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-ad-takeover_hu_81acae535b5c5932.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-ad-takeover_hu_fe1ef5c687f72fa0.jpg\" srcset=\"/vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-ad-takeover_hu_df3aa224171e0318.jpg 480w, /vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-ad-takeover_hu_6f501043341a6401.jpg 960w, /vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-ad-takeover_hu_fe1ef5c687f72fa0.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1039\" alt=\"Vermibus ad takeover\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eVermibus ad takeover\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1220\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1220\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1220\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-takeover_hu_bdf81cee80be5cb2.avif 480w, /vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-takeover_hu_5f6ab940a44c5d51.avif 960w, /vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-takeover_hu_4a1e072f17efcf56.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-takeover_hu_e360afe8371ad40b.webp 480w, /vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-takeover_hu_22181997e8c2f94c.webp 960w, /vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-takeover_hu_deb23f6dd6ffbe8f.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-takeover_hu_db4442bef0c373fd.jpg\" srcset=\"/vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-takeover_hu_6f223863ef0be25a.jpg 480w, /vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-takeover_hu_d710c0cf51befc58.jpg 960w, /vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-takeover_hu_db4442bef0c373fd.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"955\" alt=\"Vermibus takeover\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eVermibus takeover\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n\n\nAs I already wrote, [ad takeovers](/neko-ny-light-takeover/) have a long tradition in the international street art scene, especially [in Berlin](/berlin-advertising-takeover-preparation/).\n\nNow, a guy called **Vermibus** took over some ad light boxes near Kottbuser Tor, Frankfurter Tor and Jannowitzbrücke in Berlin’s city and mutated the shown persons into some ugly, scary monsters! Looks like he used some kind of paint remover or buffing stuff to modify the advert posters...or maybe it’s just paint on the windows...not sure...\n\nCheck out the photos by [**Laura Colomé**](http://www.flickr.com/photos/laura_colome/) (right, that’s the lady who won the first prize of the [Urbanartcore photo contest](/the-winners-urban-photo-contest/) back in 2009), who photographed the temporary works before they could be removed:\n\n![Vermibus ad takeover berlin](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin.jpg\u003e)\n\nVermibus ad takeover berlin ![Vermibus ad takeover](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-ad-takeover.jpg\u003e)\n\nVermibus ad takeover ![Vermibus takeover](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/Vermibus-takeover.jpg\u003e)\n\nVermibus takeover ","tags":["Advertising","Adbusting","Paper Art","Vermibus","Street Art Berlin"],"title":"Vermibus Ad Takeover in Berlin","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/vermibus-ad-takeover-berlin/"}