Tiefenenttrümmerung / Clearing the Depths

Newly sequenced archival images of German upheaval in the wake of the fall of the Berlin Wall

German photographer Arwed Messmer (born 1964) sequences previously unpublished pictures from his archive alongside re-edits of existing work documenting the upheavals in East Germany and Berlin after reunification in 1990. Problematic aspects of recent history are also exposed, highlighting the return of nationalism in contemporary Germany.