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Sandsation 2010

bswalk — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:31:31 +0000

For the 8th time, Sandsation is back in Berlin with over 20 sand artists (called carvers) from all over the world (You may remember last year’s event). This year I had the chance to see the artists live in action.

But, what kind of sand do they use?

Well, the sand has been compressed into a material much like a soft sand stone, it also has a little “silt” content, so it wouldn’t work with normal beach sand.

You can visit Sandsation 2010 from June 9th till August 29th at the riverside of the Spree in Friedrichshain at Berlin’s O2 World.

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Also Heroes Have Bad Days…

bswalk — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 03:17:00 +0000

A Superman I’ve never seen before, his face rammed into the ground, blood drops all over the place… the text behind him on the wall reads “also Heroes have bad Days…“.

The sculpture by the German artist Marcus Wittmers in front of the Jewish Museum Berlin is part of the current exhibition “Heroes, Freaks and Superrabbis: The Jewish Dimension of the Comic.

Classic Days 2010 – Part 01

TURMKUNST 2010 – It’s Done, it’s done!

bswalk — Tue, 25 May 2010 05:04:50 +0000

Remember the big red colossus from my first article? After almost two month and 2.000 Cans the whole Monument is now completely covered with paint and Europe’s most spectacular open air gallery is nearly completed.

The artwork will remain for at least one year so there should be enough time to pay it a visit.

TURMKUNST 2010 – Going Underground

bswalk — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:32:56 +0000

While the work above ground is still in progress, we are going underground, because the subway station below the big red monument was painted as well.

A handful of artists were invited to prettify the bleak walls around the stairs and escalators at Berlin’s Schloßstraße.

Spring for everyone

TURMKUNST 2010 – Street Art XXL

bswalk — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:37:11 +0000

It’s time for another Street Art and this one is special. Turmkunst 2010 or Art Monument 2010 is a project of 4 international artists, Flying Förtress (Hamburg, Germany), Honet (Paris, France), Sozyone (Alicante, Spain) and Craig KR Costello (New York, USA). During April, Turmkunst 2010 will be Europe’s most spectacular open air gallery, with 2000m², 46 m above the streets of Berlin.

The big red monument called Bierpinsel (eng. Beer Brush) is a 46m high tower in the Steglitz district of Berlin and was build from 1972 to 1976. The Building has three floors usually equipped with restaurants and a night club. After it was closed in April 2006, the new owner wants to rebuild the complete area with a new entrance building. But before that, four international artists will commence work on the most complex canvass Europe has to offer.

Teddy Trooper by Flying Förtress

The Spanish artist Sozyone

Turmkunst, sprayed on a sidewalk

Art by Flying Förtress

The big red monument

Cosplay at Leipzig Book Fair 2010

bswalk — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +0000

Last weekend, I was in Leipzig to visit the Leipzig Book Fair 2010.

The Leipzig Book Fair is the most important spring meeting place for the publishing and media sector and has evolved into an attractive hallmark both in Germany and across Europe.

But after I arrived at the exhibition grounds, it was obvious that the fair isn’t only about Books anymore. Cosplayers, as far as the eye could see.

Since Animes and Mangas are becoming more and more famous in Germany, Cosplay is pretty popular among the fans and instead of taking pictures from books and their authors, I focused on capturing all the amazing costumes I saw during my time at the fair.

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Welcome to the Space Show World Premiere

bswalk — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:05:17 +0000

I watched the second Anime during this years Berlinale, the world premiere of Welcome to the Space Show or Uchuu Show e Youkoso / 宇宙ショーへようこ if you are more familiar with the Japanese title.

A tiny mountain village in a remote woodland region. Five primary school kids have come together in this idyllic spot in order to spend their summer holidays at a camp. At first the children enjoy carefree days amidst unspoiled nature far away from adult supervision. But their life changes dramatically when they come across what they believe to be a small dog, badly in need of help.

The creature turns out not to be a dog at all but an alien on an important mission. It seems there is a mysterious substance on earth that is coveted throughout the universe.

The movie was produced by the same guys who brought you R.O.D -Read or Die-, Ishihama Masashi Masunari Kouji, Hideyuki Kurata and Tomonori Ochikoshi, all of them were parts of the audience.

There was only one thing I found a bit disturbing, I watched the movie in three languages, Japanese language, English subtitle and… a German translator for every single sentence and also totally emotionless.

But overall It was a really great movie with an interesting science-fiction story and cute characters.

Welcome to the Space Show

Besame Mucho

Berlinale presents Summer Wars サマーウォーズ

bswalk — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:10:27 +0000

60th International Film Festival Berlin

So I watched Summer Wars today at an official cinema of the Berlinale 2010. It’s the DVD premiere in Germany and the movie was shown two weeks earlier, of course in Japanese language with English subs.

The movie was about a boy called Kenji, a computer technician for a virtual world called Oz (a massive social network in which everything is connected with the real world) who was invited by the most popular girl at his high school to her expansive family’s home for a summer job.

During their trip, the world of Oz became infected by a virus, Kenji’s Account got hacked and so the chaos begun.

Hosoda Mamoru, the producer himself, was one of today’s guests and at the end, he answered a couple of questions about the movie which I can’t tell you without spoiling you the story. The only thing I can tell you is that he got his inspiration from his own family… oh yes and that he loves Germany.

Hosoda Mamoru

Q&A with the audience

Berlinale Ticket Madness

bswalk — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:28:58 +0000

Seems like this years Berlinale is pretty popular, people standing in line for about one hour to get a ticket for their favorite movie or a chance to meet one of the many stars who came to Berlin to present their newest creations.

Berlinale 2010 – International Film Festival in Berlin

bswalk — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:31:53 +0000

The Berlinale in Berlin has begun, artists from around the world came to Berlin, to present their newest creations. Up to 400 films are shown every year, more than 19,000 film professionals from 136 countries, including about 4,000 journalists, are accredited for the Berlin International Film Festival every year. The Berlin International Film Festival sees itself as a showcase for what is happening in cinema, but also as an actor and propagator on the international film circuit.