As the Berlin Wall crumbled under the weight of people power in 1989, a new era began for Germany. Re-unification of the two republics was most evident in the formerly divided city of Berlin, where the 155 kilometre barrier had separated families, friends and neighbours for 28 long years. After the euphoria came reality. The course of the Wall left an ugly scar across urban and rural landscapes. As the years passed, development, regeneration and gentrification began to rub out the traces of what was once present and visible.

My family links have taken me back to Berlin repeatedly over the last three decades. In that time, I have tasked myself with documenting the physical changes which have slowly but inexorably brought East and West Berlin together. Now, to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Wall, I present images of what came after 1989 and what it looks like today. Berlin: After the Wall (1992- ) is a visual exploration of a changing environment and also a tribute to the power of belonging and togetherness.

The photographs were curated and shown by SixBySix, the Merseyside-based collective, in an exhibition at Ropes & Twines in Liverpool in November, 2019 to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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