Farbwerte » Hitler http://farbwerte.com For this project, designers and artists are given the task of incorporating the German flag into artworks, thereby using this public object as a medium to illustrate a personal story or point of view. This is a ongoing project! When you're interested in taking part, please get in touch with us. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:17:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Joa Herrenknecht – “Sausage Split” http://farbwerte.com/2009/10/16/joa-herrenknecht-%e2%80%9esausage-split%e2%80%9c/ http://farbwerte.com/2009/10/16/joa-herrenknecht-%e2%80%9esausage-split%e2%80%9c/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:29:49 +0000 Redaktion http://farbwerte.com/?p=1027 weiterlesen]]> Joa Herrenknecht Joa Herrenknecht“Steinschwer erscheint mir unsere deutsche Flagge. Diese Flagge muss viele Spannungen aushalten und die Zeit an sich vorbei ziehen lassen, in der sie allen Wetterlagen trotzt und sich langfristig der Welt beweist. Schwarz, Rot, Gold – 60 Jahre und die nationale Vorgeschichte? Keine einfache Vergangenheit, steinschwer so zu sagen.

Ich kann nicht verstehen, wie unsere Großeltern für Hitler gekämpft haben. Hitlerrot, Hitler tot. Gott sei Dank! Aber vorbei ist lange noch nicht gleich vorbei, solche Wunden heilen nicht schnell, auch wenn man die Flagge ändert, auch ich muss noch Salbe auftragen.”

Joa Herrenknecht, Oktober 2009

]]> http://farbwerte.com/2009/10/16/joa-herrenknecht-%e2%80%9esausage-split%e2%80%9c/feed/ 0 Drew Graham http://farbwerte.com/2009/10/14/drew-graham/ http://farbwerte.com/2009/10/14/drew-graham/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:49:13 +0000 Redaktion http://farbwerte.com/?p=918 weiterlesen]]> Drew Graham“During my first visit to Germany in the summer of 2001, a colleague of mine gave me the following advice. Do not talk about the war or Hitler and to avoid ironic humour because Germans just don’t get it.

While this advice for the most part is untrue, I was still very cautious during certain conversations regarding the past. I think the German people have a terrific sense of humour and joy of life that is far from what I had previously imagined, however, coming from a country where it is quite normal to wave the national flag and show great pride in who we are as a nation, I was surprised as to how older Germans reacted to the younger generation about being so open with pride of flag and country during the 2006 World Cup.

As a foreigner who has spent a lot of time in Germany over the years, I found this to be an interesting scenario to observe and compare with my own homeland.”

Drew Graham, Oktober 2009

Foto: Frank Rösner

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