Tag Archives: COVID-19
Berlin Corona Diary #24 – Hemmed in
Barricaded Trümmerfrau Mid to late March Mid-March 2021 combined disappointment with mild panic. Of course the expectation after an almost exact year of pandemic was to have a neat end, or at least to see a way out. But no. … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin, Corona, COVID-19, masks, Pandemic, tests
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Berlin Corona Diary #21 The beginning of the end or the end of the beginning?
It’s been a while. So, this is an attempt at a summary or a catch-up. The experience of Corona-time in Berlin in the months since the end of July has been instructive and full of symbols for those inclined to … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020, Berlin, Corona, COVID-19, David Graeber, Techno
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Berlin Corona Diary #20
30th July 2020 Are we still in Corona time? Can this still be a Corona diary? To both questions, sadly yes. To hope that the virus has been a curious phase set only in a passing season is unfortunately wishful … Continue reading
Posted in Berlin, cities, Corona, COVID-19, Film, housing, observation, psychogeography, socialism, the politics of the everyday
Tagged Berlin, Berlin Airlift, Corona, COVID-19, political resistance, Tempelhofer Feld
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Berlin Corona Diary #19
Berlin, 21st May 2020 It was Ascension Day and a holiday. The weather was fine and sunny, air clear and fresh, all colours vivid. More people were out and active. On the field a whole cavalcade of movement possibilities were … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin, Chess, Corona, COVID-19, Schachklubhaus, Tempelhofer Feld
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Berlin Corona Diary #18
Berlin, 16th May 2020 This time is full of contrast and contradiction. One of ours is spatial dimensions. Despite spending aeons between the same four walls over the last several weeks we also live less than 2 minutes walk from … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin, Corona, COVID-19, exercise, planes, Tempelhofer Feld
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Berlin Corona Diary #17
Berlin, circa 15th May 2020 A glorious saving grace from the dominance of information and information technology in not only filtering our understanding of what is going on but also being virtually the only conduit for human communication with anyone … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin, blossom, Corona, COVID-19, spring
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Berlin Corona Diary #16
Berlin, circa 13th May 2020 Berlin is a city where protest is alive and kicking. At this time, of course, demos aren’t so prevalent, except for the sadly routine weekend city-centre variety that seek to decry all measures to protect … Continue reading
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Berlin Corona Diary #15
Berlin, circa 10th May 2020 Recreational bike rides have become a lot more frequent and our explorations never fail to throw up unexpected encounters, not with other people but incongruities and interventions. As previously mentioned, we live alongside several cemeteries, … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin, Corona, COVID-19, Paste-ups, public sculpture
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Berlin Corona Diary #14
Berlin, circa 8th May 2020 Had this not have happened… Now there’s a sentence construction to challenge my advanced English students with. It’s a state we’re daily living with, the past hypothetical impossible which could have seen us doing other … Continue reading
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Tagged 1945, 8th May, Berlin, Corona, COVID-19, Soviet Memorial
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Berlin Corona Diary #13
Berlin, circa 20th April 2020 Still catching up dates-wise and this isn’t the only incongruity going on. In the realm of facial visibility I am experiencing the strange duality of exposure and concealment which is the growing norm of our … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin, Corona, COVID-19, masks, Zoom meetrings
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