Transcript Transition: The Dresden Project Fredrik Marsh

Transition: The Dresden Project
Fredrik Marsh
January 19th - March 27th
Historical Background:
Dresden, Germany
• Dresden events
explored:
– Dresden after 1989 and
the fall of the Berlin Wall
• Economic transition
• Abandoned factories,
hotels, and apartments
– Also:
• WWII Bombing of Dresden
• Flooding of the Elbe River
Map from: http://topnews.in/files/dresden-germany-map_0.gif
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Abandoned Apartment
• Abandoned spaces in Dresden
• Found; never altered
• Little to no retouching
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Liepziger Strasse
• most spaces are domestic
but the work also explores
economic sides of abandoned
industry
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Gasometer
• example of early work
• panorama
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Stauffenberallee
• artwork’s name is often location (street or avenue)
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Am Lagerplatz
• although these places are abandoned
they have been re-inhabited by visitors
and residents
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Liepziger Strasse
• scenes are photographed as Marsh
found them, often showing the visitors
and re-inhabitants had artistic tendencies
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Rosenstrasse
• The poster is a nationally
recognized work of art that brings a
sense of hope and pride
Transition: The Dresden Project
Fredrik Marsh
January 19th - March 27th
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