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While this work is not an accordion proper it has enough of an accordion's characteristics to find a place in this blog. Perhaps the most notable aspect of this work is the central fold which conceals two small mirrors that when viewed correctly creates a 3-D image of the wall that divided Germany for 28 years between August 13, 1961 until its fall in November 9, 1989.
Hasucha who was born and raised in the the former West-Berlin and discovered some old negatives he had taken of the view across the wall while he was experimenting with stereoscopic imagery in 1984. This publication completes that inquiry 32 years later overlaid with the troubled history of this ideological division.
The artist also provides some details about his particular street (Heidelberger Strasse) and the number of victims who perished trying to cross it — 125 verified cases and some 81 still to be researched.
For more info about this artist and his work see: Christian-Hasucha@t-online.de
5 double-sided pages, individually 9.75" x 7" and when unfolded 3' 4.5"
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