Birgit kinder biographie de voltaire

Twoartists,twoperspectives

Mixed feelings

In the weeks following the fall of the Wall on 9 November 1989 Berlin was filled with euphoria. Later, the exuberance became mixed with concern about the future.

The opening of the Wall meant the end of the dictatorship in the GDR. In many areas of life, people could act, decide, and have a say more freely. But unification also brought many sudden changes. Those who had found their way in the GDR now lost their home country.

And even those who were glad to see the end of the GDR needed to completely readjust.

"It took me 15 years to feel I had my feet on the ground again."

Jeanette Kipka, 2021 (artist: Vogelflug)

Heading into the future

The artist behind the famous Trabi painting in the East Side Gallery, Birgit Kinder, had always dreamed of making a living from painting in the GDR.

In 1987 she had just completed her first commission