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COVID-19: Berlin's shut-in artists show their work

Around 50 artists join a community exhibition in the face of the coronavirus pandemic

Published: April 14, 2020 11:53 Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Editor and inputs from AFP

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Copy of 815293-01-08-1586847190772 — Berlin's art galleries are closed, but the art scene is rising to the occasion as around 50 artists join a community exhibition from their balconies. | An art installation, part of the "Balconies, Life, Art, Pandemic, and Proximity" exhibition is seen in Berlin Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 815320-01-08-1586847176409 — An art installation featuring fabric tied together to make a rope. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 815316-01-08-1586847172649 — An art installation featuring unfurled rolls of toilet paper. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 815337-01-08-1586847149966 — An art installation featuring a photograph of a balcony in Athens and a quote by Rosa Luxemburg. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 815306-01-08-1586847166354 — An art installation featuring a strip of fabric hanging from a balcony. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 815304-01-08-1586847162952 — An art installation featuring a balcony made of cardboard. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 815338-01-08-1586847153183 — A poem with the title "Lockdown" hangs on a clothes line, part of the "Balconies, Life, Art, Pandemic, and Proximity" exhibition, in Berlin. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 815309-01-08-1586847169365 — An art installation featuring a sign reading: "It's not radical to critique our current society, it's radical to build a better one" Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 815329-01-08-1586847184845 — An art installation featuring a video screen, part of the "Balconies, Life, Art, Pandemic, and Proximity" exhibition. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 815296-01-08-1586847193950 — An art installation, part of the "Balconies, Life, Art, Pandemic, and Proximity" exhibition. Curated by Ovul Durmusoglu and Joanna Warsza, the exhibition boasts "zero budget, no openings, no crowds, just a proposition of a stroll that would connect dots in solidarity and togetherness". Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 815327-01-08-1586847182055 — An art installation alluding to the work of Japanese conceptual artist On Karawa, featuring a sign reading: "12,4,2020 I got up at 7:45 am". Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 815301-01-08-1586847159547 — An art installation featuring an arrow pointing towards a hole in a wall where starlings are nesting. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 815335-01-08-1586847187889 — An art installation featuring a swing hanging from a balcony. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 815299-01-08-1586847156021 — An art installation, part of the "Balconies, Life, Art, Pandemic, and Proximity" exhibition is seen in Berlin. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 815325-01-08-1586847179168 — Berlin-based Polish artist Isabella Sedeka stands on her balcony as she displays her work. Image Credit: AFP

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