120,000 Ribbons Mark 30 Years of the Berlin Wall Fall

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It was November 9th, 1989 when the German officials finally allowed Communist East Germany residents to cross over to West Berlin and West Germany, and to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the event, artist Patrick Shearn created an installation that represents the hopes of 30,000 people.

Visions in Motion was available for visitors from November 4th through 10th right in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. According to a statement from Poetic Kinetics, “the artwork’s rectangular shape conjures the form of the wall; but instead of a heavy, impenetrable border, the form takes flight.” The installation covered 20,000 square feet and a quarter of 120,000 fabric ribbons had hand-written messages on them. The messages were collected during several months before the display.

You can see how it all looked below.

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Reposted from – @doctoracolor «Visions in Motion» Así se llama la instalación de arte flotante m u l t i c o l o r creada por Patrick Shearn. . . Los colaboradores recolectaron #30,000 mensajes de paz, todos escritos a mano con motivo del 30 aniversario caída del muro de Belín (1989). . . @doctoracolor quedó fascinada con la selección de tonos (azul, violeta, rosa, amarillo, blanco). Se seleccionaron para verse elegantes mientras simbolizan una ola con el fuerte mensaje: “la unión del pueblo para vencer la injusticia”. . . Definitivamente “Sentimos y Vemos a Color”. . “Visions in Motion” by Patrick Shearn of @PoeticKinetics, curated by @kulturprojekteberlin as part of @mauerfall30. . #PatrickShearn #PoeticKinetics #SkynetArt #NoMoreWalls #VisionsInMotion #kulturprojekteberlin #mauerfall30 #PublicArt #MakeArtWork

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Repost from – @janastrandmuschel . 🎶 𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝑾𝒆𝒆𝒌𝒆𝒏𝒅! 🎶 . 🥳 Gestern Abend ging es nochmal zur wunderbaren Installation von Patrick Shearn @poetickinetics am Brandenburger Tor!🎶🌈 . Dankesch😍n @micha674 für die Murmel & das Modeln 🤗 & @fiona_berlin_based, @birgitelpunkt , @_donnalola_ , @urbanimpuls @bearlin_pix für den tollen Abend!🙆‍♀️ . #brandenburgertor #officialfanofberlin #srs_germany #srs_berlin #loves_united_germany #loves_united_berlin #tv_pointofview #ig_berlin #ig_deutschland #deutschlandkarte #berlinstagram #unlimitedberlin #bestberlinphoto #diestadtberlin #visit_berlin . “Visions in Motion” by Patrick Shearn of @PoeticKinetics, curated by @kulturprojekteberlin as part of @mauerfall30. . #PatrickShearn #PoeticKinetics #SkynetArt #NoMoreWalls #VisionsInMotion #kulturprojekteberlin #mauerfall30 #PublicArt #MakeArtWork

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Thank you @designboom for posting this amazing photo of Visions in Motion! ……………………………………………………………………………….. ………Repost: @designboom ‘visions in motion’ is an art installation by patrick shearn of @poetickinetics in #berlin celebrating 30 years of the fall of the berlin wall. installed at the brandenburg gate, it features 30,000 ribbons representing the wishes, hopes and memories of 30,000 people today. image by @mischaheuer #installationart #designboom …………………………………………………………………………………………. “Visions in Motion” by Patrick Shearn of @PoeticKinetics, curated by @kulturprojekteberlin as part of @mauerfall30. ………..………………………………………………………………………………… #PatrickShearn #PoeticKinetics #SkynetArt #VisionsInMotion #kulturprojekteberlin #mauerfall30 ooo

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We are so honored to be a part of this incredible event. Thank you Kulturprojekte Berlin for inviting us! ………………………… Repost: @seangallup A worker with the Los Angeles, California-based artist group Poetic Kinetics attaches a message written on a ribbon to an installation by artist Patrick Shearn that will be part of celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on October 31, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. The installation contains thousands of colorful ribbons, many of them bearing messages by people on their thoughts regarding communism, that will hang over 17th of June Street near the Brandenburg Gate. November 9 will mark the 30th anniversary of the opening of the Berlin Wall that quickly led to the collapse of the communist East German government. Revolutions across other communist countries of the East Bloc soon followed. ……………………….. ………………………… “Visions in Motion” by Patrick Shearn of @PoeticKinetics, curated by @KulturProjekteberlin as part of @MauerFall30. #PatrickShearn #PoeticKinetics #SkynetArt #VisionsInMotion #kulturprojekteberlin #mauerfall30 #gettyimages #gettyimagesnews #berlin #berlinwall #30jahremauerfall #fujifilm #fujifilmxt3 #fujilove #poetickinetics

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