Shrinking Cities Part I (2001–2002)

View to Mansfelder Land by Nikolaus Brade.
View to Mansfelder LandAbriss, Architektur, former GDR, Halle, halle (Saale), Halle-Silberhöhe, Neubau, Neubausiedlung, Plattenbau, schrumpfende Stadt, shrinking cities, Umbau Ost, Wandel
The Garden by Nikolaus Brade.
The GardenAbriss, Architektur, former GDR, Halle, halle (Saale), Halle-Silberhöhe, Neubau, Neubausiedlung, Plattenbau, schrumpfende Stadt, shrinking cities, Straßenportrait, street portrait, Umbau Ost, Wandel
Playground by Nikolaus Brade.
PlaygroundAbriss, Architektur, former GDR, Halle, halle (Saale), Halle-Silberhöhe, Neubau, Neubausiedlung, Plattenbau, schrumpfende Stadt, shrinking cities, Straßenportrait, street portrait, Umbau Ost, Wandel
Extra Room by Nikolaus Brade.
Extra RoomAbriss, Architektur, former GDR, Halle, halle (Saale), Halle-Silberhöhe, Neubau, Neubausiedlung, Plattenbau, schrumpfende Stadt, shrinking cities, Umbau Ost, Wandel
Abandoned House by Nikolaus Brade.
Abandoned HouseAbriss, Architektur, former GDR, Halle, halle (Saale), Halle-Silberhöhe, Neubau, Neubausiedlung, Plattenbau, schrumpfende Stadt, shrinking cities, Umbau Ost, Wandel
Balcony by Nikolaus Brade.
BalconyAbriss, Architektur, former GDR, Halle, halle (Saale), Halle-Silberhöhe, Neubau, Neubausiedlung, Plattenbau, schrumpfende Stadt, shrinking cities, Umbau Ost, Wandel
White Linen by Nikolaus Brade.
White LinenAbriss, Architektur, former GDR, Halle, halle (Saale), Halle-Silberhöhe, Neubau, Neubausiedlung, Plattenbau, schrumpfende Stadt, shrinking cities, Straßenportrait, street portrait, Umbau Ost, Wandel
Spring by Nikolaus Brade.
SpringAbriss, Architektur, former GDR, Halle, halle (Saale), Halle-Silberhöhe, Neubau, Neubausiedlung, Plattenbau, schrumpfende Stadt, shrinking cities, Umbau Ost, Wandel
Way to School by Nikolaus Brade.
Way to SchoolAbriss, Architektur, former GDR, Halle, halle (Saale), Halle-Silberhöhe, Neubau, Neubausiedlung, Plattenbau, schrumpfende Stadt, shrinking cities, Straßenportrait, street portrait, Umbau Ost, Wandel
Closed due to Demolition by Nikolaus Brade.
Closed due to DemolitionAbriss, Architektur, former GDR, Halle, halle (Saale), Halle-Silberhöhe, Neubau, Neubausiedlung, Plattenbau, schrumpfende Stadt, shrinking cities, Umbau Ost, Wandel
Room with a View by Nikolaus Brade.
Room with a ViewAbriss, Architektur, former GDR, Halle, halle (Saale), Halle-Silberhöhe, Neubau, Neubausiedlung, Plattenbau, schrumpfende Stadt, shrinking cities, Umbau Ost, Wandel
Abandoned House by Nikolaus Brade.
Abandoned HouseAbriss, Architektur, former GDR, Halle, halle (Saale), Halle-Silberhöhe, Neubau, Neubausiedlung, Plattenbau, schrumpfende Stadt, shrinking cities, Umbau Ost, Wandel
Sunday Stroll by Nikolaus Brade.
Sunday StrollAbriss, Architektur, former GDR, Halle, halle (Saale), Halle-Silberhöhe, Neubau, Neubausiedlung, Plattenbau, schrumpfende Stadt, shrinking cities, Straßenportrait, street portrait, Umbau Ost, Wandel
City without Lights by Nikolaus Brade.
City without LightsAbriss, Architektur, former GDR, Halle, halle (Saale), Halle-Silberhöhe, Neubau, Neubausiedlung, Plattenbau, schrumpfende Stadt, shrinking cities, Umbau Ost, Wandel
Abandoned House by Nikolaus Brade.
Abandoned HouseAbriss, Architektur, former GDR, Halle, halle (Saale), Halle-Silberhöhe, Neubau, Neubausiedlung, Plattenbau, schrumpfende Stadt, shrinking cities, Umbau Ost, Wandel
Open House by Nikolaus Brade.
Open HouseAbriss, Architektur, former GDR, Halle, halle (Saale), Halle-Silberhöhe, Neubau, Neubausiedlung, Plattenbau, schrumpfende Stadt, shrinking cities, Umbau Ost, Wandel
11 Floors Crashed by Nikolaus Brade.
11 Floors CrashedAbriss, Architektur, former GDR, Halle, halle (Saale), Halle-Silberhöhe, Neubau, Neubausiedlung, Plattenbau, schrumpfende Stadt, shrinking cities, Umbau Ost, Wandel
Fresh Green by Nikolaus Brade.
Fresh GreenAbriss, Architektur, former GDR, Halle, halle (Saale), Halle-Silberhöhe, Neubau, Neubausiedlung, Plattenbau, schrumpfende Stadt, shrinking cities, Umbau Ost, Wandel
View to Mansfelder Land by Nikolaus Brade.
The Garden by Nikolaus Brade.
Playground by Nikolaus Brade.
Extra Room by Nikolaus Brade.
Abandoned House by Nikolaus Brade.
Balcony by Nikolaus Brade.
White Linen by Nikolaus Brade.
Spring by Nikolaus Brade.
Way to School by Nikolaus Brade.
Closed due to Demolition by Nikolaus Brade.
Room with a View by Nikolaus Brade.
Abandoned House by Nikolaus Brade.
Sunday Stroll by Nikolaus Brade.
City without Lights by Nikolaus Brade.
Abandoned House by Nikolaus Brade.
Open House by Nikolaus Brade.
11 Floors Crashed by Nikolaus Brade.
Fresh Green by Nikolaus Brade.

Shrinking Cities Part I (2001–2002)

The series Shrinking Cities demonstrates the change in my hometown Halle at the Saale. After the wall came down in 1989, many people left town; the areas particularly hit by this efflux of population were the socialist-built “new-building areas”. Of course, this trend is symptomatic for East Germany, but Halle as a former industrial centre has been particularly hit by it. By now, the phenomenon of shrinking cities in the age of unlimited growth has become a subject of wide and intense discussions.

 

Die Serie Shrinking Cities zeigt den Wandel meiner Heimatstadt Halle (Saale). Nach dem Umbruch von 1989 haben sehr viele Bewohner die Stadt verlassen, besonders die Plattenbau-Viertel leiden unter der Abwanderung. Diese Entwicklung ist symptomatisch für den Osten Deutschlands, wobei Halle (Saale), als ehemals wichtiger Industriestandort, besonders unter den Folgen zu leiden hat. Inzwischen wurde eine breite gesellschaftliche Diskussion angestoßen über die Bedeutung des Schrumpfens in den Zeiten grenzenlosen Wachstums.