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Berlin, East Side Gallery

Writer: Merle EmrichMerle Emrich
Mar 111 min read

Red, weathered wall with rusty spots and circular marks. Text on top reads "YOU CAN SEE INFINITY" against a cloudy blue sky, conveying an industrial mood.

Graffiti on a wall with soldier silhouettes, red Russian text, and various scribbles, conveys a somber, rebellious mood.
"Soldiers are not born, soldiers die."
Graffiti-covered Berlin Wall section with bold text in German and various colorful tags. Somber mood; small stenciled figure walking away.
"Whoever wants the world to remain as it is does not want it to remain."
Graffiti on a textured wall reads: "Life is abstract... But C'mon There are pistachio croissants." Blue and black paint visible.

Graffiti on a yellow wall with the word "RUN!" in red. Urban street scene in the background, overcast sky, and a wet sidewalk.

Text in German on a textured concrete wall reads: "Du hast gelernt was Freiheit heisst und das vergiss nie mehr." Lines create a grid pattern.
"You have learned what freedom means and do not ever forget it."
Black and white mural of a person with a shoe raised, text "THE SK8 THE WA" visible. Dark background, East Side Gallery.

Graffiti on a blue wall with red text: "DON'T TAKE DRUGS GET MARRIED," "TAKE DRUGS" is crossed out. Doodles and scribbles surround it.

White handwritten text on a dark wall reads: "Tengo el bolsillo vacío..." with blue and black graffiti. The mood is expressive and reflective.
"My pockets are empty because they are full of broken ones. And my heart is broken because it's full of empty people."
Cartoon figures build a brick wall on a painted mural. Graffiti includes "ES GILT VIELE MAUERN ABZU BAUEN" and "F*** DONALD TRUMP". Urban setting.
"There are many walls to be dismantled."

 
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