tags: Frankfurt am Main U-Bahn-Kunst, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Expat+Life, Frankfurt Subway Art, photography
Frankfurt am Main U-Bahn-Kunst.
NordWestZentrum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Overall, I have been disappointed with the subway art in Frankfurt -- something that makes me appreciate NYC subway art even more than I had before. That said, this one man is the exception to my disappointment. Here he is, making chalk art on the floor of one of the subway stations. I was told that he does this every weekday and then the artwork is destroyed by thousands of pedestrians walking on it after they go home from work at night. This story seemed sad to me since his work is actually very beautiful, although its ephemeral nature makes it all the more remarkable and precious.
I plan to follow his work by photographing it daily to share with you as soon as I get a few things taken care of on my own life (starting with wifi -- which I still don't have yet! -- and an annual public transit pass).
Humanities & Social Science
Comments
that art, from this angle, is incredible... perhaps you could do a photo essay of his work through one month, or something like that...
is he well-known in the area? has he explained WHY he does this? i know some sand painters and a few beach rock artists that create just as ephemeral, and for them, it's all in the accomplishment, not so much in the long-lived recognition...
Posted by: travelgirl | December 4, 2009 9:22 PM
Grrl: I would contact you privately, but I can not find an eddress in your blog. It seems that you have a constellation of qualifications similar to mine: Ph.D., publications, (probably) many scientific presentations, no longer in research, willing to do the expat thing. Many Universities in Korea (mine included) are looking for people like you to teach scientific writing and presentation skills, and will pay you a sh*tload of money for it. Contact me at the email address if you are intrigued.
Posted by: djlactin | December 5, 2009 8:09 AM
off topic:
Grrl, I suppose you already know that there are wild parrots living in the parks in Wiesbaden, not far from Frankfurt.
Ring-necked parakeets (Psittacula krameri).
As far as I know there are some in Köln (Cologne), too.
Posted by: kereng | December 5, 2009 2:43 PM