"We shed light on the political climate and the history of the racist violence that the bomb attacks fell into." Twenty-two people were injured in the attack, four of them seriously. "In this way we shed light on the historical context in which the NSU was able to carry out its attacks and murders," explained the artist. He hopes it will be a "critical archive of migrant resistance." This is a very important element of this memorial," says Aminde. "Everyone is invited to produce films that can be seen by everyone: residents of the neighborhood where many people of foreign origin live, as well as schoolchildren and students. The artist has conceived his memorial as a project in which anyone can participate. "The films relate to the perspective of migrants," Aminde said. He planned to create a concrete floor slab mirroring the foundation of the building across the plaza where a bomb placed by right-wing extremist group National Socialist Underground (NSU) exploded on June 9, 2004, targeting the Turkish community.Īccording to the installation's design, anyone approaching the platform can see virtual walls grow out of it into the sky, on which they can watch short films which will play thanks to augmented reality via a smartphone app. It was to be the site of an ambitious memorial by Berlin-based artist Ulf Aminde. The former railway area in the Cologne neighborhood of Mülheim still stands empty.
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