Transition: The Dresden Project

Fredrik Marsh

Transition: The Dresden Project

Fredrik MarshJanuary 19th - March 27thJanuary 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

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© 2010 Fredrik Marsh. All Rights Reserved.

• 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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