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Slaughterhouse five
(Text by Swells, photos by ScottyGee) Dresden is known for its beautiful central theater complex, its devastation after the Allies firebombed it in WWII, and of course its central role in Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse Five. It’s such a culty novel, at least for American college boys, that I assumed its iconic status would at least [...]
Spray the paint berlin style
I was very much taken by the combination of greenery and graffiti that Berlin has to offer: I was also greatly impressed by some of the more intelligent points made by German street artists: Granted, some criticisms were less clever, but amusing nonetheless: There were also some extremely positive messages, the likes of which I [...]
Eastern architecture pt. 3: Fernsehturm Berlin
One of the more famous landmarks in East Berlin is the TV tower (or Fernsehturm Berlin), which was constructed by the GDR in the late ’60s as a way to showcase its technological superiority over the West. My first impression as I exited Alexanderplatz metro station was that I was not moved either by its [...]
Eastern architecture pt. 2
After leaving Berlin, I was thrilled to come across some really fabulous cold war architecture in Dresden: Prague: Brno: and Budapest:
Eastern architecture pt. 1
Staying in East Berlin for a week, I became increasingly drawn to Cold War architecture, and I began to sense a spirituality in the stark pragmatism of structure, which tends to feature little in the way of design. That’s not to say that you don’t see flourishes of design from time to time: Of course, [...]
Euro-transit pt. 1
While on my recent trip to Central Europe, I snapped about two thousand photos. Over the next several weeks I’ll do my best to share some of my favorites without boring you all to tears. This was the first time I’ve traveled since becoming interested in taking pictures, and I found myself growing increasingly drawn [...]
