Border crossing point between West Berlin and the German Democratic Republic named as Checkpoint Bravo by the Western Allies. One of the few points over which one could travel from West Berlin to West Germany transiting through the GDR.
Berlin (West)
West Berlin was more than just a part of the Federal Republic - it was a city in its own right, an island surrounded by the GDR. With reunification, this city disappeared, not abruptly, but quietly and without a visible border. The centres that once had significance - Ku'damm, ICC, Funkturm - fell into the shadow of new places: Friedrichstrasse, Potsdamer Platz, Mitte. Almost unnoticed, West Berlin dissolved into the new unity of Berlin. This series follows the traces of this vanished West Berlin. The pictures show places that have remained in the shadow of change, squares, buildings and architecture that have lost their former significance. It is not about nostalgia, but about the empty spaces and the quiet gaps that remain.