{"id":37283,"date":"2020-04-16T18:48:54","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T18:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/?p=37283"},"modified":"2020-04-16T18:48:54","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T18:48:54","slug":"7-beauty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/2020\/04\/16\/7-beauty\/","title":{"rendered":"#7 BEAUTY"},"content":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section fb_built=“1″ _builder_version=“3.22″ background_image=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/11Header_7_Beauty.jpg“][et_pb_row _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“120px||200px|“][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_text _builder_version=“3.27.4″ text_font=“||||||||“ text_text_color=“#ffffff“ text_font_size=“56px“ header_font=“||||||||“ header_font_size=“65px“ text_orientation=“center“ text_font_size_tablet=““ text_font_size_phone=“38px“ text_font_size_last_edited=“on|phone“]SEEKING BEAUTY
\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=“1″ _builder_version=“3.22″ custom_padding=“54px|0px|0|0px|false|false“][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 7<\/span><\/p>\n

 
\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“12px|0px|27px|0px|false|false“][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_text _builder_version=“4.4.1″ text_font=“||||||||“ text_font_size=“20px“ text_line_height=“1.8em“ hover_enabled=“0″]<\/p>\n

Als ich aufwuchs, waren Parks die Orte, an denen meine Familie gl\u00fccklich war. Meine Schwestern und ich konnten auf eigene Faust losrennen, ein St\u00fcckchen Freiheit haben, ein L\u00e4cheln sehen.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=“4.4.1″ text_font=“||||||||“ text_line_height=“1.8em“ hover_enabled=“0″ text_font_size_tablet=“18px“ text_font_size_phone=“16px“ text_font_size_last_edited=“on|phone“ text_line_height_tablet=““ text_line_height_phone=“1.7em“ text_line_height_last_edited=“on|phone“]<\/p>\n

Wenn ich an mein Leben zu Hause zur\u00fcckdenke, bin ich \u00fcberrascht, dass sich meine Mutter nicht entschieden hat, auf dem Land zu leben. Bei jeder Fahrt mit dem Auto fand sie die gr\u00fcnsten Wege. Sie w\u00fcrde \u00fcberf\u00fcllte, von Einkaufszentren ges\u00e4umte Stra\u00dfen meiden und durch Stadtviertel fahren, die an langen, windigen Parks vorbeif\u00fchren.<\/p>\n

Das mache ich heute mit dem Fahrrad. Auf meinen Fahrten durch Berlin versuche ich, die sch\u00f6nsten Routen zu finden, um Beton zu vermeiden, Gr\u00fcn zu sehen, Einblicke in spielende Kinder in Parks zu genie\u00dfen und Sch\u00f6nheit zu sehen.<\/p>\n

In gewisser Weise ist die Natur meine Kirche.<\/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“][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BEAUTY_Fog-TV-Tower.jpg“ align_tablet=“center“ align_phone=““ align_last_edited=“on|desktop“ admin_label=“Image: Fog & TV Tower“ _builder_version=“3.23″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=“1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=“3.25″ background_size=“initial“ background_position=“top_left“ background_repeat=“repeat“][et_pb_column type=“1_2″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BEAUTY_Dark-Trees.jpg“ align_tablet=“center“ align_phone=““ align_last_edited=“on|desktop“ admin_label=“Image: Dark Trees“ _builder_version=“3.23″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=“1_2″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BEAUTY_YellowFlower.jpg“ align_tablet=“center“ align_phone=““ align_last_edited=“on|desktop“ admin_label=“Image: Yellow Flower“ _builder_version=“3.23″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=“1″ _builder_version=“3.22″ custom_padding=“1px|0px|54px|0px|false|false“][et_pb_row _builder_version=“3.25″ background_size=“initial“ background_position=“top_left“ background_repeat=“repeat“][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_text admin_label=“Text: Hugging Trees“ _builder_version=“4.4.1″ text_font=“||||||||“ text_line_height=“1.8em“ hover_enabled=“0″ text_font_size_tablet=“18px“ text_font_size_phone=“16px“ text_font_size_last_edited=“on|phone“ text_line_height_tablet=““ text_line_height_phone=“1.7em“ text_line_height_last_edited=“on|phone“]<\/p>\n

B\u00e4ume umarmen<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bei zwei Gelegenheiten habe ich in Berlin einen Baum umarmt. Zweimal habe ich einen Baum umarmt. Beide Male war ich in einem Waldgebiet, in dem die B\u00e4ume bl\u00fchten, und das Erlebnis war elektrisch.<\/p>\n

Es f\u00fchlt sich seltsam an, dies aufzuschreiben. Es war keine Umarmung, wie man seinen Geliebten oder seinen besten Freund umarmen w\u00fcrde. Es war eher so, als w\u00fcrde man die H\u00e4nde auf den Baum legen. Aber anstatt den Baum zu heilen, heilte der Baum mich. Es hatte etwas Kraftvolles, einen Baum mit Absicht zu ber\u00fchren.<\/p>\n

K\u00fcrzlich habe ich das noch einmal versucht, in einem Park mit weniger B\u00e4umen. Ich f\u00fchlte oder stellte mir vor, dass der Baum traurig war. Das war in einem Park, in dem es f\u00fcr mich schwieriger war zu filmen, vielleicht wegen des Mangels an Natur oder weil die Natur nicht so gl\u00fccklich war. Oder vielleicht wirkte sich meine Stimmung auf meine Sichtweise aus.<\/p>\n

Mein Freund, der K\u00fcnstler Winston Lau aus Hongkong, kam nach Berlin, um mit mir an einem Park-Video zu arbeiten. Nachdem er Zeit im Wald verbracht hatte, die B\u00e4ume angestarrt und unter ihnen gewandert war, kam er an einen Ort, wo er w\u00e4hrend seiner Performance auch die H\u00e4nde auf sie legte. Als ich ihm dabei zusah, f\u00fchlte ich einen \u00e4hnlichen elektrischen Ruck.<\/p>\n

Ich frage mich, was passieren w\u00fcrde, wenn mehr Menschen auf dieser Welt ihre H\u00e4nde auf einen gesunden Baum legen und nachsehen w\u00fcrden, ob es ihm oder ihr gut geht, vielleicht sogar manchmal, und die Best\u00e4tigung erhalten w\u00fcrden, dass ja, alles ist gut und ich liebe dich.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=“1″ fullwidth=“on“ _builder_version=“3.22″][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BEAUTY_Water-sparkles-.jpg“ admin_label=“Fullwidth Image: Water“ _builder_version=“3.11.1″][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][\/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“][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_text admin_label=“Text: Listening to the Land“ _builder_version=“4.4.1″ text_font=“||||||||“ text_line_height=“1.8em“ hover_enabled=“0″ text_font_size_tablet=“18px“ text_font_size_phone=“16px“ text_font_size_last_edited=“on|phone“ text_line_height_tablet=““ text_line_height_phone=“1.7em“ text_line_height_last_edited=“on|phone“]<\/p>\n

Dem Land zuh\u00f6ren<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bevor ich in einem Park filme, frage ich mich, ob ich bereit sein werde, etwas Sch\u00f6nes festzuhalten. Ich suche nach einer Qualit\u00e4t von Lebendigkeit, Perspektive, Tiefe. Ich m\u00f6chte zeigen, wie es sich anf\u00fchlt, in einem Raum zu sein und Momente der Sch\u00f6nheit zu erleben. Das ist ein anderer Ansatz als der Versuch, eine Landschaft „einzufangen“.<\/p>\n

Wenn ich in einem Park filme, muss ich ruhig werden und die Gedanken des Tages fallen lassen. Ich muss bei dem, was ich sehe und erlebe, pr\u00e4sent sein. Manchmal finde ich sofort eine Reflexion oder eine Komposition. Ein anderes Mal sehe ich das Potenzial f\u00fcr einen Moment und beginne zu filmen, indem ich darauf warte, dass eine Person oder ein Tier ins Bild kommt oder dass der Wind weht oder das Licht pl\u00f6tzlich durch die Wolken dringt.<\/p>\n

Ich bin auf der Suche nach Momenten des Lebens. Ich suche auch nach Perspektiven, die den Blick des Betrachters durch den Rahmen wandern lassen. Ich suche nach Elementen, die es erlauben, mit den Augen die H\u00f6he der B\u00e4ume, die Einsamkeit eines Vogels, der nicht fliegen kann, die Gr\u00f6\u00dfe einer Statue zu erleben. F\u00fcr mich ist das Filmen ein Akt des Zuh\u00f6rens mit all meinen Sinnen. Und es ist ein Akt, in dem ich meiner Intuition folge. Nicht alles klappt. Aber es liegt Sch\u00f6nheit in dem Prozess des Suchens, Schauens und Filmens.<\/p>\n

Viele R\u00e4ume k\u00f6nnen sch\u00f6n sein, wenn man offen ist, Sch\u00f6nheit zu finden.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=“1″ _builder_version=“3.22″ custom_padding=“0|0px|0|0px|false|false“][et_pb_row column_structure=“1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4″ use_custom_gutter=“on“ gutter_width=“2″ _builder_version=“3.25″ background_size=“initial“ background_position=“top_left“ background_repeat=“repeat“][et_pb_column type=“1_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BEAUTY_GreenTree.jpg“ align_tablet=“center“ align_phone=““ align_last_edited=“on|desktop“ _builder_version=“3.23″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=“1_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BEAUTY_YellowFlowersTiergarten.png“ align_tablet=“center“ align_phone=““ align_last_edited=“on|desktop“ _builder_version=“3.23″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=“1_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BEAUTY_FaulerPark.jpg“ align_tablet=“center“ align_phone=““ align_last_edited=“on|desktop“ _builder_version=“3.23″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=“1_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BEAUTY_PurpleFlowers-2.jpg“ align_tablet=“center“ align_phone=““ align_last_edited=“on|desktop“ _builder_version=“3.23″][\/et_pb_image][\/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“][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_text admin_label=“Text: Wild versus Tame“ _builder_version=“4.4.1″ text_font=“||||||||“ text_line_height=“1.8em“ hover_enabled=“0″ text_font_size_tablet=“18px“ text_font_size_phone=“16px“ text_font_size_last_edited=“on|phone“ text_line_height_tablet=““ text_line_height_phone=“1.7em“ text_line_height_last_edited=“on|phone“]<\/p>\n

Wild versus zahm<\/strong><\/p>\n

Selbst die sch\u00f6nsten G\u00e4rten sterben. Die Pflege kostet M\u00fche, und wir sind es, die die Arbeit tun m\u00fcssen. Die Natur bleibt einfach immer Natur.<\/p>\n

W\u00e4hrend gepflegte Rasenfl\u00e4chen sch\u00f6n sein k\u00f6nnen, haben die wilden R\u00e4ume ihre eigene Sch\u00f6nheit. In G\u00e4rten sind die abgestorbenen Blumen unerw\u00fcnscht. Der Tod ist nicht sch\u00f6n. Aber in der wilden Natur sieht der Tod anders aus. Tote B\u00e4ume werden zu Orten f\u00fcr Pilze, f\u00fcr Moos, um zu wachsen, f\u00fcr Insekten, um Nester zu bauen. Sie sorgen f\u00fcr Abwechslung in der Waldumgebung, einen visuellen Kontrast zu den B\u00e4umen, die in den Himmel ragen.<\/p>\n

Es l\u00e4sst mich an das Leben au\u00dferhalb des Gartens denken. Vielleicht ist das, was nachhaltig ist, das, was weniger Arbeit erfordert. Aber wir leben in einer Zeit, in der die Kultur der Anbetung von Arbeit und Leistung beginnt, in Berlin einzusickern, da die Startup-Industrie hier Wurzeln geschlagen hat. Es braucht immer mehr Zeit am Arbeitsplatz, um es sich leisten zu k\u00f6nnen, in Berlin zu leben.<\/p>\n

Regelm\u00e4\u00dfige Besuche in der Natur k\u00f6nnten eine neue Art der Wertsch\u00e4tzung der Dinge bringen. Die Zeit. Freundschaften. Tiere. Luft. Das Leben. Tod.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=“1″ _builder_version=“3.22″ custom_padding=“0|0px|0|0px|false|false“][et_pb_row _builder_version=“3.25″ background_size=“initial“ background_position=“top_left“ background_repeat=“repeat“][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BEAUTY_Mugglesee.jpg“ align_tablet=“center“ align_phone=““ align_last_edited=“on|desktop“ _builder_version=“3.23″][\/et_pb_image][\/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“][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_text admin_label=“Text: Seeking Beauty“ _builder_version=“4.4.1″ text_font=“||||||||“ text_line_height=“1.8em“ hover_enabled=“0″ text_font_size_tablet=“18px“ text_font_size_phone=“16px“ text_font_size_last_edited=“on|phone“ text_line_height_tablet=““ text_line_height_phone=“1.7em“ text_line_height_last_edited=“on|phone“]<\/p>\n

Auf der Suche nach Sch\u00f6nheit<\/strong><\/p>\n

Es hat etwas Sch\u00f6nes, jede Woche nach Sch\u00f6nheit zu suchen. Mein Leben ist nicht das, was ich erwartet habe. Ich bin gl\u00fccklich in Berlin, aber ich hatte Herausforderungen.<\/p>\n

Die Suche nach Sch\u00f6nheit hat mir ein Gleichgewicht gegeben. Als Menschen haben wir die Wahl. Und ich sage: Entscheiden wir uns daf\u00fcr, immer wieder nach dem Sch\u00f6nen zu greifen, nach dem, was sich gut anf\u00fchlt, was nachhaltig ist und was die Welt noch ein bisschen heller macht.<\/p>\n

Ich erinnere mich an einen Freund, der von einem K\u00fcnstler in Syrien sprach, der in einer Stadt, die bombardiert wurde, Blumen an die W\u00e4nde malte. Die Leute fragten ihn, wie er das tun k\u00f6nne, wenn es so viel Kampf, so viel zu kritisieren g\u00e4be. Ich glaube, er malte die Zukunft, die er sehen wollte.<\/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 column_structure=“1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″][et_pb_column type=“1_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=“1_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/11Things_6_History.jpg“ url=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/2018\/11\/16\/6-history\/“ align_tablet=“center“ align_phone=““ align_last_edited=“on|desktop“ _builder_version=“3.23″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=“1_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/11Things_8_WallsWanderings.jpg“ url=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/2018\/11\/16\/8-walls-wanderings\/“ align_tablet=“center“ align_phone=““ align_last_edited=“on|desktop“ _builder_version=“3.23″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=“1_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How would you paint the future you want to see? When I film in parks, I seek beauty. It is now always obvious or easy. But so much beauty exists if you look and listen closely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35008,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"

[et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\" background_image=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/11Header_7_Beauty.jpg\"][et_pb_row custom_padding=\"120px||200px|\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"3.11.1\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_text_color=\"#ffffff\" text_font_size=\"56px\" text_font_size_phone=\"38px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|phone\" header_font=\"||||||||\" header_font_size=\"65px\" text_orientation=\"center\"]SEEKING BEAUTY
[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" custom_padding=\"54px|0px|0|0px|false|false\"][et_pb_row custom_padding=\"27px|0px|0|0px|false|false\" _builder_version=\"3.0.48\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Text: Intro\" _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" text_font=\"Julius Sans One||||||||\" text_font_size=\"21px\" text_font_size_tablet=\"18px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|desktop\" text_line_height=\"1.8em\"]<\/p>

11 THINGS I LEARNED SPENDING A YEAR IN BERLIN'S PARKS | <\/strong>part 7<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/p>

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=\"12px|0px|27px|0px|false|false\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_font_size=\"20px\" text_line_height=\"1.8em\"]<\/p>

Growing up, parks were the places where my family was happy. My sisters and I could run off on our own, have our bits of freedom, see smiles.<\/p>

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_font_size=\"18px\" text_font_size_tablet=\"18px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" 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>

Thinking back on my home life, I\u2019m surprised my mom didn\u2019t decide to live in the countryside. On every trip in the car, she\u2019d find the greenest routes. She\u2019d avoid crowded streets framed by strip malls and drive through neighborhoods passing by long windy parks.<\/p>

I do that today on my bike. I try to find the most beautiful routes on my rides through Berlin, to avoid concrete, see greenery, enjoy glimpses of kids playing in parks, and to see beauty.<\/p>

In a way, nature is my church.<\/p>

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.0.48\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BEAUTY_Fog-TV-Tower.jpg\" admin_label=\"Image: Fog & TV Tower\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.0.48\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\"][et_pb_column type=\"1_2\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BEAUTY_Dark-Trees.jpg\" admin_label=\"Image: Dark Trees\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_2\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BEAUTY_YellowFlower.jpg\" admin_label=\"Image: Yellow Flower\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" custom_padding=\"1px|0px|54px|0px|false|false\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.0.48\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Text: Hugging Trees\" _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_font_size=\"18px\" text_font_size_tablet=\"18px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" 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>

Hugging Trees<\/strong><\/p>

On two occasions, I hugged a tree in Berlin. Twice. Both times I was in a forested area where the trees were thriving, and the experience was electric.<\/p>

It feels weird to be writing this down. It wasn\u2019t a hug like you would hug your lover or your best friend. It was more like laying hands on the tree. But rather than healing the tree, the tree healed me. There was something powerful about touching a tree with intention.<\/p>

I tried this again recently, in a park with fewer trees. I felt, or imagined, that the tree was sad. This was in a park where I had a more difficult time filming, maybe because the lack of nature or because the nature was not as happy. Or maybe my mood was affecting my view.<\/p>

My friend, artist Winston Lau from Hong Kong, came to Berlin to work on a park video with me. After spending time in the forest, gazing at the trees, wandering beneath them, he came to a place where he also laid hands on them during his performance. Just watching him do so, I felt a similar electric jolt.<\/p>

I wonder what would happen if more people in this world rested their hands on a healthy tree, checking to see if he or she is alright, maybe even sometimes, receiving a confirmation that yes, all is good and I love you.<\/p>

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" fullwidth=\"on\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\"][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BEAUTY_Water-sparkles-.jpg\" admin_label=\"Fullwidth Image: Water\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.0.48\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Text: Listening to the Land\" _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_font_size=\"18px\" text_font_size_tablet=\"18px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" 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>

Listening to the Land<\/strong><\/p>

Before I film in a park I wonder if I\u2019ll be ready to capture something beautiful. I am looking for a quality of aliveness, perspective, depth. I want to show what it feels like to be inside of a space experiencing moments of beauty. This is a different approach from attempting to \"capture\" a landscape.<\/p>

When I film in a park I must get quiet and let the thoughts of the day drop away. I need to be present to what I see and experience. Sometimes I find a reflection or a composition right away. Other times I see the potential for a moment and start to film, waiting for a person or animal to come into frame or the wind to blow or light to suddenly filter through the clouds.<\/p>

I am looking for moments of life. I\u2019m also looking for perspectives that allow the viewers' eyes to travel through the frame. I look for elements that allow you to experience with your eyes the height of the trees, the loneliness of a bird who can\u2019t take flight, the scale of a statue. For me, filming is an act of listening with all my senses. And it is an act of following my intuition. Not everything works out. But there is beauty in the process of searching, looking and filming.<\/p>

Many spaces can be beautiful when you are open to finding beauty.<\/p>

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" custom_padding=\"0|0px|0|0px|false|false\"][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=\"on\" gutter_width=\"2\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\"][et_pb_column type=\"1_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BEAUTY_GreenTree.jpg\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BEAUTY_YellowFlowersTiergarten.png\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BEAUTY_FaulerPark.jpg\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BEAUTY_PurpleFlowers-2.jpg\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.0.48\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Text: Wild versus Tame\" _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_font_size=\"18px\" text_font_size_tablet=\"18px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" 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>

Wild versus Tame<\/strong><\/p>

Even the loveliest gardens die. The upkeep takes effort and it is us who has to do the work. Nature just keeps being nature.<\/p>

While manicured lawns can be beautiful, the wild spaces have their own beauty. In gardens, the dead flowers are unwanted. Death is not beautiful. But in wild nature, death looks different. Dead trees become places for mushrooms, for moss to grown, for insects to build nests. They provide variety in the forest environment, a visual contrast from the trees reaching skyward.<\/p>

It makes me think of life outside of the garden. Maybe what is sustainable is what requires less work. But we are living in a time where the culture of worshiping work and achievement is starting to seep into Berlin as the startup industry has taken root here. It takes more and more time at work to be able to afford to live in Berlin.<\/p>

Visiting nature on a regular basis might bring a new way of valuing things. Time. Friendships. Animals. Air. Life. Death.<\/p>

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" custom_padding=\"0|0px|0|0px|false|false\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.0.48\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BEAUTY_Mugglesee.jpg\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.0.48\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Text: Seeking Beauty\" _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_font_size=\"18px\" text_font_size_tablet=\"18px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" 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>

Seeking Beauty<\/strong><\/p>

There is something nice about seeking beauty each week. My life isn\u2019t what I expected. I\u2019m happy In Berlin, but I\u2019ve had challenges.<\/p>

Seeking beauty has given me an equilibrium. As humans, we get to choose. And I say let\u2019s choose to keep reaching for what is beautiful, for what feels good, for what is sustainable, and for what makes the world even a little bit brighter.<\/p>

I\u2019m reminded of a friend who talked about an artist in Syria who was painting flowers on the walls in a city that was being bombed. People asked him how he could do that when there was so much struggle, so much to criticize. I think he was painting the future he wanted to see.<\/p>

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][et_pb_column type=\"1_4\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_4\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/11Things_6_History.jpg\" url=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/2018\/11\/16\/6-history\/\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_4\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/11Things_8_WallsWanderings.jpg\" url=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/2018\/11\/16\/8-walls-wanderings\/\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_4\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-unkategorisiert"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37283"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37283\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}