May 29th Presentation: The Berlin Wall as a Border of Lights

[Lori Straus]

Before you head off for the weekend, please take note of a wonderful event coming up next week:

With approximately 8,000 large balloons, each one mounted on its own self-powered light post, German filmmakers Marc and Christopher Bauder lit a 15.3 km stretch of the former border between East and West Berlin. On November 9, 2014, the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Berlin Wall, spectators helped release the balloons. Marc and Christopher named their project Border of Lights (Lichtgrenze in German).

On May 29, Marc Bauder will be at the University of Waterloo as part of the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies’ annual conference. He’ll talk about how he and his brother conceived and executed the public art installation. The presentation will be in English, and all are welcome. Simply come to HH2107 at 3:30 p.m.

For more information on the event, visit http://wcgs.ca or http://germanicandslavicstudies.uwaerloo.ca. For more information on the project itself, visit http://lichtgrenze.de. Although much of it is in German, the photos will show you the size, scope, and impact of the 8,000 lit balloons.

Have a wonderful weekend, and we hope to see you on the 29th!

Regards,

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Lori Straus

Administrative Assistant

Waterloo Centre for German Studies<https://artsonline.uwaterloo.ca/wcgs/>

University of Waterloo<http://uwaterloo.ca/>



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