Baustelle Germany
"Baustelle Deutschland" is a project that I designed and carried out on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of German reunification. It took place in an empty shop on the main street in Dresden over the anniversary weekend on October 3rd, 1999. In the shop I had built a wall out of glass blocks. Visitors were allowed to take a glass block of their choice and write or draw their personal comment or thoughts on reunification. They were then asked to place their pad in a pre-drawn maze on the floor of the store. They could place it wherever they wanted. In this way, the glass wall was dismantled and a labyrinth was built. Some participants chose very carefully where to place the block, often reading what the "neighbor" had written before making their statement. I took Polaroid photos of all the participants and pinned their portraits to the shop wall. Hundreds of citizens took part. The campaign was later included in the collection of the Contemporary History Forum of the House of History of the Federal Republic of Germany Foundation.
