cars on fire, talking

Cars on fire
are becoming a common phenomenon in major cities
like Berlin, Paris, Detroit and where else.
Setting cars on fire keeps me thinking about the story
behind the act. May it be a form of political expression,
free speech - talking fire.
Sociologists, politicians engage to translate into more
common languages, police try to identify the talking
heads for an interview.
May it be a form of art - Nevada's Burning Man in the
urban sphere of public space. Adoring two key elements
of our civilization, fire and cars, combined.
Or the cremation of our true companions:
"the inner city itself becomes a car graveyard, vehicles
coming home from across the country to die incinerated."
Though until cars start losing fire (when dying - or
becoming e-cars) those vehicles always contain, control
and utilize those magic flames.
They are always on fire, the difference is
visibility
translation
the law
the smell

Get connected

got our ears placed at the outside of our buildings,
listening to whispering planets.
media planets. planet hollywood.
stars above. blue lights, flickering, within.

Broken glass theory

Another broken glass theory:
from urban form to beauty on the sidewalk.
shining diamonds in sunlight.
but as I assume that glass gets crashed at night,
it must be the sound of breaking glass that
thrills. I stick with the light.
(clinging in my ears: Grandmaster Flash...)
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Expression

expression of whatever you wish in public space.
publication on mobile walls in real environments.
the real stuff against the ww-web.
property rights over graffiti bans.
in case you own such a mobile display.
I'm not sure in this case though.

micro lakes...

on city streets full of interesting objects and views.
Berlin has rivers and canals, but its micro lakes
are much more impressive. in some way.

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Plants or Bricks on display

Coexistence of bricks and plants on a central business
district square in Berlin. Off picture: in walking distance
a big store offers Apple's i-machines. No plants in there.
guess I could ask for some from the hard drives,
to be displayed on LCD.

Natural Beauty on Sidewalks

too beautiful to step on what nature is showing
these autumn days in the midst of Berlin.
imagine this is what you can see from high altitude
far beyond any human settlements, somewhere.

Autumn changes everything

At least in Berlin. Nature covers culture,
leaves and chestnuts sheet stones and bricks.
Sunflowers break free - before they die.
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Growing corn on main street in Berlin

It's early September in Berlin and corn is still clearly visible from ground level.
the picture shows a main street of a central district in the city - my neighborhood. Big chunk of migrant businesses from people of turkish origin to be found there. this biggest group of migrants in the city often is perceived as problematic: mucho habits of their young males, no equal rights for their females, low skills, high unemployment, limited integration to main society - however you might define this. but corn in main street reminds me on the disconnect between the city and the countryside, soil, nature. thank you for the corn, fellow neighbors.

Ground Level

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Of course I am used to a perception
of the city from a certain height.
Want to change that.
Expect some more pictures
from ground level in time to come.
Change perspective. Learn
about urban life that you usually can't see.
Unlike some urban species that are less
appreciated. Not only animals,
if you think of these.
Once I saw a homeless guy
lying on the sidewalk in a Chicago neighborhood,
absolutely helpless. Knocked out like a boxer.
Overlooked by anybody else.
No eyes on ground
level.

Bloody marketing in Chicago

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What is home, what was home in Albuquerque, New Mexico