BERLIN WALL

Berlin Wall – BERLIN-WALL is a cropped section of one of the most iconic political murals of the post-war era, referencing the famous motif of the so-called "fraternal kiss."

At its center is the depiction of the kiss between Leonid Brezhnev and Erich Honecker – an image that originally arose as a propagandistic gesture of socialist "brotherhood" and later became a global symbol for political irony, the staging of power, and systemic critique.

The painting BERLIN-WALL isolates this iconic moment from its historical context and reduces it to a powerful visual confrontation. The focus is not on documentation, but on impact: closeness and control, ideology and physicality directly collide.

The artistic execution employs deliberate rupture – rough textures, fragmented contours, and an almost mural-like surface structure reminiscent of original street art on concrete. This creates a work that does not appear nostalgic, but rawly and authentically conveys the tension of this era.

BERLIN-WALL is a statement piece for spaces that do not understand history decoratively, but as a cultural point of friction.