{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Graffiti, Marker \u0026 Spray Cans"],"cover":{"alt":"","height":1620,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall-21.jpg","width":2432},"credit":"","date":"2009-08-18T18:24:37Z","description":"20 years after the fall of the berlin wall everybody is talking about the breakdown. The art installation “Write the Wall” is constructing a temporary memorial and artistic canvas for visual and lively remembrance.","html":"\u003cp\u003eNear to the Berlin-Hauptbahnhof, a very interesting urban art installation takes place: “Write the Wall”! It\u0026rsquo;s a community work of many different artists, which will change its view every day.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e20 years after the fall of the berlin wall everybody is talking about the breakdown. We are constructing a temporary memorial and artistic canvas for visual and lively remembrance, dynamic reflection, and a critical assessment, emphasizing art \u0026amp; action. (From the flyer)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe art installation in the public space consists of three entangled parts:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cpre\u003e\u003ccode\u003e- A wall, consisting of 20 wall segments from the Berlin Wall.\n\n\n- A camera, which takes every minute a shot of the wall\n\n\n- An interface, which is accessible locally or via the Internet.\n\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/pre\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe interesting fact behind this installation is, that only one side is free for painting - As in the divided Berlin only the west side of the wall is directly accessible. Hence there will be a counterpart to the famous East Side-Gallery, the West Side Gallery!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday I visited the “Write the Wall”-installation and \u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetart-berlin/sets/72157622075319412/\"\u003etook some shots of it\u003c/a\u003e - Take a look!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2432px; --image-ratio: 2432 / 1620\" data-source-width=\"2432\" data-source-height=\"1620\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1620\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall1_hu_a3ffe03206ce0094.avif 480w, /write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall1_hu_87003f9a1a455c98.avif 960w, /write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall1_hu_87c8f874fa11858e.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall1_hu_5116832572af239f.webp 480w, /write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall1_hu_4bca3839908c826f.webp 960w, /write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall1_hu_82f7492b9e701365.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall1_hu_60b707669c70a395.jpg\" srcset=\"/write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall1_hu_586a6889a0726602.jpg 480w, /write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall1_hu_dcecef878fa9d4e2.jpg 960w, /write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall1_hu_60b707669c70a395.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"write the wall\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ewrite the wall\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2432px; --image-ratio: 2432 / 1620\" data-source-width=\"2432\" data-source-height=\"1620\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1620\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall-31_hu_bfc20f9ee1e2e682.avif 480w, /write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall-31_hu_96a1300cdc92486a.avif 960w, /write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall-31_hu_d00d5c56920a400b.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall-31_hu_1b64e443b81b61c0.webp 480w, /write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall-31_hu_a378da35b964d3c4.webp 960w, /write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall-31_hu_3f33b84d2ee496cc.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall-31_hu_e6afd4fa60203755.jpg\" srcset=\"/write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall-31_hu_22e99f8694e474bd.jpg 480w, /write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall-31_hu_2ce6378ce0c402c.jpg 960w, /write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall-31_hu_e6afd4fa60203755.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"write the wall \" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ewrite the wall\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2432px; --image-ratio: 2432 / 1620\" data-source-width=\"2432\" data-source-height=\"1620\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1620\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall-41_hu_22aa4c8376956cd6.avif 480w, /write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall-41_hu_9b2e27d16509ebe3.avif 960w, /write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall-41_hu_e75aa2b73efc7f3e.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall-41_hu_43e39957b7bd0bdc.webp 480w, /write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall-41_hu_84ab142b17d40086.webp 960w, /write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall-41_hu_6b7d60b023a44f12.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall-41_hu_4bf535a88a285051.jpg\" srcset=\"/write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall-41_hu_6f03fb88f16bf0b3.jpg 480w, /write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall-41_hu_b20a67f693834fdb.jpg 960w, /write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall-41_hu_4bf535a88a285051.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"write the wall\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ewrite the wall\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nNear to the Berlin-Hauptbahnhof, a very interesting urban art installation takes place: “Write the Wall”! It's a community work of many different artists, which will change its view every day.\n\n\u003e 20 years after the fall of the berlin wall everybody is talking about the breakdown. We are constructing a temporary memorial and artistic canvas for visual and lively remembrance, dynamic reflection, and a critical assessment, emphasizing art \u0026 action. (From the flyer)\n\nThe art installation in the public space consists of three entangled parts:\n\n\t- A wall, consisting of 20 wall segments from the Berlin Wall.\n\n\n\t- A camera, which takes every minute a shot of the wall\n\n\n\t- An interface, which is accessible locally or via the Internet.\n\n\n\nThe interesting fact behind this installation is, that only one side is free for painting - As in the divided Berlin only the west side of the wall is directly accessible. Hence there will be a counterpart to the famous East Side-Gallery, the West Side Gallery!\n\nToday I visited the “Write the Wall”-installation and [took some shots of it](http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetart-berlin/sets/72157622075319412/) - Take a look!\n\n![write the wall](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall1.jpg\u003e)\n\nwrite the wall ![write the wall ](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall-31.jpg\u003e)\n\nwrite the wall ![write the wall](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/write-the-wall-41.jpg\u003e)\n\nwrite the wall ","tags":["Public Art","Art Installation","Mural Art","Graffiti Berlin"],"title":"Write the Wall - 20 Years Breakdown","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/write-the-wall-20-years-breakdown/"}