Berlin Trip Review

In early February, both art and media foundation students went to Berlin for 4 days. I enjoyed myself during this time because I think Berlin is a beautiful city, however I personally  think that if the trip was prepared more thoroughly and had more days then I would have gained more from it. We only had two full days to explore the city and go to art exhibitions, which I found limiting because it is a big city with lots to explore. The trip was also very expensive and the only museum that was included was the Reischtag which has no relation to fine art. In my opinion, I did not find this useful for my growth as an illustrator because I am not interested in making art of buildings or about history. The Berlin trip also happened after we finished our final outcomes for the Exhibiton project, so it was difficult to find artworks that could be useful for me in the future if I am unsure about the subjects of my upcoming projects.  I also found that Berlin lacked exhibitions to do with contemporary art, but that might be due to me not researching enough in advance.

 However, what I liked the most about the Berlin trip was the graffiti tour because it was fascinating to hear about and see the presence of street art in Berlin and how it was maintained/scrutinised. I also liked the east side gallery, when I have been to Berlin previously I was unable to visit this. However, as expected it was very busy and we were not given much time to explore it and appreciate the content.

 C/O Berlin presented an exhibition named 'Photograhpy and death', which  was the most impacting event I attended during the trip. This was mainly due to the varied documentations of death  which exposed the reality of many tragic events. The exhibition would be unsuitable for a younger age group because many of the photographs were horrifying to see.

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