First impression of Berlin

Name: Impression of Berlin

Size: 2m*1.5m

(Painted by Tu Lin in 2022 in Berlin)

This work is an expression of my feelings towards Berlin, where I started to live in the summer of 2022.

I was curious and new to Berlin. Berlin is colorful and messy, Berlin's smell is heavy, Berlin's streets are full of cars, Berlin's sound is noisy, Berlin's pigeons are free, Berlin's pedestrians are edgy, Berlin's homeless people are everywhere... All of this was new to me. During the time I lived in Berlin, I realized that people in Berlin have their own style and attitude towards life, like the pigeons in Berlin, they are very free and don't worry about anyone hurting them, as if all people can find their own corner in Berlin. I've heard a saying, I don't know if it's true, that Berliners say they're "poor but sexy". But I think Berlin is dangerous and charming. By dangerous I mean that I don't dare to go out after 8 p.m., and by charming I mean that the night in Berlin is fascinating, and I must go out to see Berlin at night, and then take a taxi home and give the driver a little more money to watch me open the door of my house before leaving.

This piece, measuring 2 meters * 1.5 meters, was made with acrylic paint on my own body and printed on canvas. It looks like I am playing with colors without any rules, but all the dots, lines and surfaces are the expression of my different sensory feelings towards Berlin. This work is completely different from my other works. Because the atmosphere of Berlin changes my way of expression, Berlin makes me more passionate and free.

(Written by Tu Lin)