{"id":37215,"date":"2020-04-16T15:55:09","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T15:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/?p=37215"},"modified":"2020-04-16T15:55:09","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T15:55:09","slug":"3-public-figures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/2020\/04\/16\/3-public-figures\/","title":{"rendered":"#3 PUBLIC FIGURES"},"content":{"rendered":"

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PUBLIC FIGURES<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=“1″ _builder_version=“3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=“3.25″ background_size=“initial“ background_position=“top_left“ background_repeat=“repeat“ custom_padding=“27px|0px|0|0px|false|false“][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_text admin_label=“Text: Intro“ _builder_version=“3.27.4″ text_font=“Julius Sans One||||||||“ text_font_size=“21px“ text_line_height=“1.8em“ text_font_size_tablet=“18px“ text_font_size_phone=“16px“ text_font_size_last_edited=“on|desktop“]11 THINGS I LEARNED SPENDING A YEAR IN BERLIN’S PARKS | <\/strong>part 3<\/span><\/p>\n

 
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Berlin ist, wie die meisten Gro\u00dfst\u00e4dte, mit Statuen, Denkm\u00e4lern und \u00f6ffentlicher Kunst \u00fcbers\u00e4t. Jede erz\u00e4hlt eine andere Geschichte.<\/p>\n

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Als ich Zeit in den Berliner Parks verbrachte, begann ich, die Geschichte Berlins durch seine Statuen zu verstehen.<\/p>\n

In den 1800er Jahren verherrlichen die Statuen die nationale Identit\u00e4t und stellen K\u00fcnstler und Denker der Aufkl\u00e4rung dar. Nach den napoleonischen Kriegen feiern \u00fcberlebensgro\u00dfe Denkm\u00e4ler den Sieg. Und nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg erinnern Denkm\u00e4ler an diejenigen, die Opfer des Krieges waren.<\/p>\n

Statuen sind eine Form der \u00d6ffentlichkeitsarbeit. Und die Botschaften, die ausgestrahlt werden, \u00e4ndern sich im Laufe der Zeit, je nachdem, wer die Sendung macht und welche Botschaft sie vermitteln will.<\/p>\n

Heute beginnen sich neue Figuren herauszubilden. Und bestehende Figuren beginnen, neu untersucht zu werden.<\/p>\n

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Gefallene Helden<\/strong><\/p>\n

Die Ereignisse rund um die Gewalt und den Untergang der DDR sind in ganz Berlin gut dokumentiert. An verschiedenen historischen Orten stehen Schilder, die die Besucher \u00fcber Ereignisse, Fluchten, wichtige Details und bedeutende Momente informieren.<\/p>\n

Ich interessiere mich f\u00fcr Geschichte, die wir nicht sehen.<\/p>\n

Wenn Sie genau hinsehen und sich au\u00dferhalb der zentralen Touristengebiete umsehen, werden Sie feststellen, dass es im ehemaligen Ost-Berlin nur sehr wenige preu\u00dfische Statuen oder Denkm\u00e4ler gibt. Viele wurden vor der Teilung vom Westen entfernt. Einige Statuen wurden zur sicheren Verwahrung vergraben. Einige wurden von Hitler vor dem Krieg entfernt, als er Platz schuf, um das Fundament f\u00fcr Germanien zu errichten.<\/p>\n

Statuen hatten die Angewohnheit, sich zu bewegen, je nachdem, wer an der Macht war, wie Sie in dem Video Tiergarten sehen k\u00f6nnen: Denkm\u00e4ler bewegen.<\/p>\n

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Helden erschaffen<\/strong><\/p>\n

Helden werden geschaffen, in der Regel von den Gewinnern. Doch wie die Geschichte zeigt, neigen Machtverschiebungen dazu, unsere Sichtweise dar\u00fcber, wer ein Held ist und warum, zu ver\u00e4ndern.<\/p>\n

Oft haben ehemalige Helden keinen \u00f6ffentlichen Kontext: vom Geldz\u00e4hler in Mitte bis zum Gr\u00fcnder der Sportbewegung im Park Hasenheide. Bismarcks Moment im Herzen der Stadt verweist auf Kolonialm\u00e4chte und die Unterwerfung Afrikas, ebenfalls ohne Erkl\u00e4rung.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ich ging in meinem Jahr auf einige Denkmal-Schnitzeljagden.<\/p>\n

Eine Jagd wurde durch ein Installationsprojekt f\u00fcr PremArts und das Berlin Gallery Weekend inspiriert. Das Thema waren die Berge, oder Berge von Berlin. Also machte ich mich auf die Suche nach Tr\u00fcmmerfrauen, die die zerbrochenen Ziegelsteine Berlins nach den Bombenangriffen des Zweiten Weltkriegs entfernt haben. Diese Ziegelsteine bildeten Tr\u00fcmmerberge, oder Schuttberge.<\/p>\n

Tr\u00fcmmerfrauen sind in Statuen im gesamten ehemaligen Ost- und West-Berlin zu sehen. Ich habe drei von f\u00fcnf dokumentierten Statuen gefunden.<\/p>\n

Sie werden in Museen und Geschichtsb\u00fcchern als Nachkriegshelden erw\u00e4hnt. Neue historische Daten bieten jedoch eine andere Sichtweise. Sie zeigen, dass die meisten Frauen nicht als Helden, sondern vor allem aus wirtschaftlichen Gr\u00fcnden f\u00fcr diese Aufgabe angeworben wurden.<\/p>\n

Geschichtsb\u00fccher und Filmmaterial der US-Regierung haben eine neue Realit\u00e4t geschaffen.<\/p>\n

Ich finde es interessant, dass die Statue im Volkspark Hasenheide eher gef\u00fcgig ist. Die Tr\u00fcmmerfrau sitzt mit dem Amboss, der auf ihrem Kleid ruht. Sie sieht m\u00fcde aus. Sie steht mit dem R\u00fccken zum Eingang und ist in einem Geb\u00fcsch versteckt, fast au\u00dfer Sichtweite, meist vergessen.<\/p>\n

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Bei meinen Jagden suchte ich, fand aber keine Statuen, die die t\u00fcrkischen Arbeiter w\u00fcrdigten, die auch an der zweiten Welle des Wiederaufbaus Berlins beteiligt waren. Es ist nicht \u00fcberraschend, da dies eine so junge Geschichte ist, aber ich habe trotzdem gesucht.<\/p>\n

Ich konnte zwar keine Statue in Berlin finden, aber ich entdeckte, dass es ein Arbeiterdenkmal zu Ehren der \u00fcber 865.000 t\u00fcrkischen Arbeiter gab, die zwischen 1961-1973 nach Deutschland gingen. Es wurde in den 1970er Jahren in Istanbul errichtet, als die Stadt beschlossen hatte, Statuen in den \u00f6ffentlichen Raum zu stellen. Die Statue, die vor dem \u00f6ffentlichen Arbeitsamt in Tophane (wo Deutschland Arbeiter einstellte) stand, wurde schnell vandalisiert. Mehr \u00fcber die Geschichte dieser Statue k\u00f6nnen Sie in einem gro\u00dfartigen Artikel \u00fcber den Red Thread<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Drei Frauen<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unter den offiziellen Denkmalsch\u00fctzern Berlins befinden sich 72 M\u00e4nner von historischer Bedeutung, aber nur drei Frauen. Die Liste der von der Stadt Berlin anerkannten Personen, basierend auf den Daten von 2004, umfasst etwas mehr als 7.000 Personen. Weniger als 300 davon sind Frauen.<\/p>\n

Die Bilanz spiegelt die Geschichte wider. Doch dieser Mangel an „echten Frauen“ in unseren \u00f6ffentlichen R\u00e4umen beeinflusst unser heutiges Frauenbild. Im Jahr 2017 besuchte ich Wien, \u00d6sterreich, und Bern, Schweiz. Beide St\u00e4dte haben prominente Statuen von m\u00e4chtigen Frauen im Zentrum dieser St\u00e4dte. Ja, die eine war eine K\u00f6nigin und die andere eine Allegorie, aber als Amerikanerin war es das erste Mal, dass ich eine Statue einer m\u00e4chtigen Frau in einem so prominenten \u00f6ffentlichen Raum sah, und das hat mich tief beeindruckt.<\/p>\n

Zu den drei offiziellen Denkm\u00e4lern, die den anerkannten Frauen Berlins gewidmet sind, geh\u00f6ren K\u00f6nigin Luise von Preu\u00dfen, deren Statue sich im Tiergarten befindet, die K\u00fcnstlerin K\u00e4the Kollwitz, deren Freundin und K\u00fcnstlerkollegin eine Statue von ihr schuf, die sich heute auf dem Kollwitzplatz im Prenzlauer Berg befindet, und die K\u00fcnstlerin Hannah H\u00f6ch, die Begr\u00fcnderin des Dadaismus (obwohl ihr Denkmal nicht sie, sondern ein dadaistisches Werk von ihr darstellt).<\/p>\n

Mir sind insgesamt acht Statuen mit Frauenfiguren bekannt. Nur acht.<\/p>\n

Zu den anderen f\u00fcnf geh\u00f6ren die Politikerin Clara Zetkin, die Aktivistin und Denkerin Rosa Luxemburg, die Politikerin Mathilde Jacob, K\u00f6nigin Sophie Charlotte und die \u00f6sterreichische Atomphysikerin Lise Meitner, die neu in der Gruppe ist, seit sich ihre Statue in die Reihe der m\u00e4nnlichen Wissenschaftler einreiht, die Besucher der Humboldt-Universit\u00e4t im Jahr 2014 begr\u00fc\u00dfen.<\/p>\n

Dieses Ungleichgewicht ist auf der ganzen Welt verbreitet. Viele St\u00e4dte nehmen zu und suchen nach Wegen, das Ungleichgewicht zu korrigieren. Berlin hat mit Stra\u00dfennamen begonnen. Sie erfordern bei der Benennung von Stra\u00dfennamen ein Gleichgewicht zwischen M\u00e4nnern und Frauen.<\/p>\n

Im April 2018 enth\u00fcllte London die erste Frauenstatue auf dem Parliament Square, die Suffrageurin Millicent Fawcett.<\/p>\n

Im Juni 2018 rief New York City „She Built NYC“ ins Leben, ein Beratungsgremium, das lokale Kunstwerke in Auftrag geben soll, um Frauen f\u00fcr ihren Beitrag zur Geschichte von NYC zu ehren. Sie planen, bis Ende 2018 f\u00fcnf Denkm\u00e4ler zu schaffen.<\/p>\n

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Neue Gesichter<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ich stelle mir St\u00e4dte wie Berlin vor, die sich auf die Darstellung neuer Gesichter und neuer Erz\u00e4hlungen in ihren \u00f6ffentlichen R\u00e4umen zubewegen.<\/p>\n

W\u00e4hrend dies geschieht, frage ich mich, welche neuen Tugenden wir verehren k\u00f6nnen. Gibt es einen Weg \u00fcber die Dichotomie von Krieg und Frieden hinaus?<\/p>\n

Vielleicht werden Denkm\u00e4ler andere Formen annehmen.<\/p>\n

Der franz\u00f6sische K\u00fcnstler JR stellt Gesichter von Alltagsmenschen in die \u00d6ffentlichkeit. Die St\u00e4dte verwenden nun Mobiltechnologie und QR-Codes, um unterschiedliche Geschichten zu erz\u00e4hlen. Und Technologieunternehmen bieten Plattformen f\u00fcr das mobile Geschichtenerz\u00e4hlen mit Geotags an.<\/p>\n

Erst diesen Sommer wurde der homosexuellen Emanzipationsbewegung ein neues Denkmal aus sechs bunten Calla-Lilien gewidmet.<\/p>\n

Ich denke, es ist interessant, dar\u00fcber nachzudenken, wen man ehren w\u00fcrde, wenn man die Chance dazu h\u00e4tte. Welche Geschichten w\u00fcrden Sie sich w\u00fcnschen, dass man sich an Sie erinnert?<\/p>\n

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PUBLIC FIGURES<\/p>

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11 THINGS I LEARNED SPENDING A YEAR IN BERLIN'S PARKS | <\/strong>part 3<\/span><\/p>

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[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=\"3px|0px|27px|0px|false|false\" _builder_version=\"3.18.7\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Intro 1st sentence\" _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_font_size=\"20px\"]Berlin, like most major cities, is dotted with statues, monuments, and public art. Each tells a different story.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Intro paragraph\" _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_font_size=\"18px\" text_font_size_tablet=\"18px\" text_font_size_phone=\"18px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|phone\" text_line_height=\"1.8em\" text_line_height_phone=\"1.7em\" text_line_height_last_edited=\"on|phone\"]<\/p>

As I spent time in Berlin's parks I started to understand the story of Berlin through its statues.<\/p>

In the 1800s,\u00a0statues glorify national\u00a0identity, featuring enlightenment artists and thinkers. After the Napoleonic wars, larger than life monuments celebrate victory. And after the Second World War, monuments remember those who were victims of war.<\/p>

Statues are a form of PR. And the messages being broadcast change over time with who is doing the broadcasting and what message they want to convey.<\/p>

Today, new figures are starting to emerge. And existing figures are starting to be re-examined.<\/p>

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Fallen Heroes<\/b><\/p>

The events surrounding the violence and demise of the DDR (East Germany) are well documented\u00a0throughout Berlin. Signs stand at various historical spots to inform visitors of events, escapes, important details and significant moments.<\/p>

I'm interested in the history we don\u2019t see.<\/p>

Look close and outside of central tourist areas, you\u2019ll find that in former East Berlin there are very few Prussian statues or monuments. Many were removed by the West before the split. Some statues were buried for safekeeping. Some were removed by Hitler before the war while he was making space to build the foundation for Germania.<\/p>

Statues have had a habit of moving depending on who was in power, as you can see illustrated in the video Tiergarten: Moving Monuments.<\/p>

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Creating Heroes<\/strong><\/p>

Heroes are created, usually by the winners. But as history shows, power shifts tends to change our view of who is a hero, and why.<\/p>

Often, former heroes have no public context: from the money counter in Mitte, to the founder of the sports movement in Hasenheide Park. Bismarck's moment in the heart of the city references colonial powers and the subjugation of Africa, also without explanation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

I went on a few monument\u00a0scavenger hunts during my year.<\/p>

One hunt was inspired by an installation project for PremArts and Berlin Gallery Weekend. The theme was bergs, or mountains of Berlin. So I went in\u00a0search for Tr\u00fcmmerfrauen, rubble women, who have been credited with removing the broken bricks of Berlin after the bombings of the Second World War. Those bricks formed Tr\u00fcmmerbergs, or rubble mountains.<\/p>

Tr\u00fcmmerfrauen are memorialized in statues throughout both former eastern and western Berlin. I found three of five documented statues.<\/p>

They are mentioned in museums and history books as post-war heroes. Yet new historical data offers a different view. Rather than heroes, it shows that most of the women were enlisted for the task, mostly for economic reasons.<\/p>

History books and US\u00a0government footage have created a new reality.<\/p>

If think it is interesting that the statue in Volkspark Hasenheide is rather docile. The rubble woman sits with the anvil resting on her dress. She looks tired. Her back is to the entrance and she is tucked away in a patch of bushes, almost out of site, mostly forgotten.<\/p>

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In my hunts I looked for but found no statues acknowledging the Turkish workers who also contributed to the second wave of the rebuilding of Berlin. It is not surprising as that is such recent history but I looked anyway.<\/span><\/p>

While I couldn\u2019t find any statue in Berlin I did discover there had been a Workers Monument honoring the over 865,000 Turkish workers who went to Germany between 1961-1973. It was erected in Instanbul during the 1970s when the city had decided to add civic statues to the public sphere. The statue, which stood outside of the Public Labor Employment Office in Tophane (where Germany recruited workers)\u00a0 was quickly vandalized. You can read more about the history of this statue in a great article on the Red Thread<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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Three Women<\/strong><\/p>

Berlin\u2019s official protected monuments include 72 men of historical importance, but only three women. The list of people recognized by the city of Berlin, based on 2004 data, includes just over 7,000-people. Fewer than 300 of these are women.<\/span><\/p>

The balance reflects history. Yet, that lack of \u2018real women\u2019 in our public spaces impacts our view of women today. In 2017 I visited Vienna, Austria, and Bern, Switzerland. Both cities have prominent statues of powerful women in the center of these cities. Yes, one was a queen and one an allegory, but as an American, it was the first time I saw a statue of a powerful woman in such a prominent public space, and it made a deep impression on me.<\/p>

The three official monuments dedicated to recognized women of Berlin include Queen Luise of Prussia whose statue is in Tiergarten; artist K\u00e4the Kollwitz whose friend and fellow artist created a statue of her which now can be found at Kollwitz Platz in Prenzlauer Berg; and artist Hannah H\u00f6ch, the founder of Dadaism (although her monument does not depict her, but rather a Dadaist work of hers).<\/p>

I am aware of eight statues of women figures in total. Only eight.<\/p>

The other five include politician Clara Zetkin; activist and thinker Rosa Luxemburg; politician Mathilde Jacob; Queen Sophie Charlotte; and Austrian nuclear physicist Lise Meitner, new to the group as her statue joined the row of male academics greeting visitors to Humboldt University in 2014.<\/p>

This imbalance is common throughout the world. Many cities are stepping up and finding ways to correct the disparity. Berlin has started with street names. They require a balance between men and women when naming streets.<\/p>

In April 2018, London unveiled the first woman statue in Parliament Square, suffragist Millicent Fawcett.<\/p>

In June 2018, New York City launched She Built NYC, an advisory panel to commission local artwork honoring women their contribution to the history of NYC. They plan to create five monuments by the end of 2018.<\/p>

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New Faces<\/strong><\/p>

I envision cities like Berlin moving towards the portrayal of new faces and new narratives in their public spaces.<\/p>

As this happens, I wonder what new virtues we can venerate. Is there a way beyond the dichotomy of war and peace?<\/p>

Maybe monuments will take different forms.<\/p>

The French artist JR is placing faces of everyday people in public. Cities are now using mobile technology and QR codes to tell different stories. And technology companies are offering platforms for geotagged mobile storytelling.<\/p>

Just this summer a new monument of\u00a0six colorful calla\u00a0lilies was dedicated to the homosexual emancipation movement.<\/p>

I think it is interesting to think about who you would honor if you had the chance. What stories would you want to be remembered?<\/p>

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