As
part of the events marking the 50th anniversary of the Potsdam
Conference in Potsdam, Germany, I participated by having an exhibition
of digitally altered and printed images that were placed in 160 lightboxes at tram and bus stops throughout Potsdam, as well as a
smaller number in Berlin and in Arnhem, the Netherlands.
My goal was to create a reflection of 50 years of history when the people of Potsdam were living the consequences of the Potsdam Conference.
My goal was to create a reflection of 50 years of history when the people of Potsdam were living the consequences of the Potsdam Conference.
“The devastation is complete,” he wrote. “There is not a single building
which is not gutted. On some of the streets the stench—sweet and
sickish from dead bodies—is overwhelming. The people all have completely
colorless faces…Where they are going, no one seems to know. I wonder if
they do.”
John F. Kennedy, Berlin, Potsdam, 1945. Prelude to Leadership: The Post-War Diary, Summer 1945.
