Dorothee Deiss

Posted in Photography by jamesdphotography on March 31, 2010

There are a number of excellent series on Dorothee Deiss’ website. The one that stood out for me was the series entitled ‘As If Nothing Happened’, which looks at the areas of Berlin that the wall used to dissect and how quickly they have transformed from an area of secrecy and danger into just another part of the landscape, used for the mundane and everyday. As Deiss says, “The scenes and stories experienced there could be seen anywhere. It is as if nothing happened.” The importance of the Berlin wall during its lifetime (to Germany, Europe and to the wider world) was never undervalued. The scars it left on the landscape and the mindset of those who lived within its reach has never had the same analysis. Diess’ photographs are fascinating for that very reason.