Revisit the berlin wall through the eyes of a west german author of the way and see how german the business factor both sides and west and i mean working. And speaking of all the berlin based artist collective inner fields use them as their canvas for some of the most sought after street art around. Well anyone whos a fan of the sound of music will remember Julie Andrews yodeling her heart out in the song the lonely goatherd heard and indeed long before the advent of smartphones cow and go herds used yodeling in the alps as a way to call from one mountain to another but what began as a melodic language in switzerland and austria has evolved into a sophisticated musical form in itself and its one that has remarkable staying power. But be totally meaningless and loudly. We dont know when the 1st alpine dairy farmer let rip with the 1st yodel. Perhaps the most plausible explanation courting the scattered herd of cows in for milking but with so much artistic creativity be invested into such a monday in toss. You can go far you know no more my thesis is that the 2nd variation is much more penetrating thats the reason the German Police or the Fire Department have this. That goes just like that. Goes up and down and thats basically a yodel. The order was originally a Distress Call the invention of. Someone high in the mountains feeling threatened
by the uncanny silence someone who felt they must release this feeling of lost most in a primal yell and this became an entertaining form of music. Its rather hard to imagine now but there was a time when yodeling was considered revolutionary. You could even say there was a kind of republican yodel for example in Switzerland One of the 1st Democratic countries or roll of the was to free it from the podium at the beginning of the 19th century. These countries were associated with freedom in the eyes of the rest of europe. For the euro zones that came down from the out to europe were transformed into songs of freedom. An interesting theory where the battles are
just great p. R. Measures for Alpine Folk Music Well Christoph Doctors Research does suggest that there was a yodel at that time one which gripped the whole of europe and soon produced its 1st superstar. Family from silla tar. They were adored and got rich and that energized the same mate this opined song into a kind of 1st pop music so instead. In addition to the Rhinos Hundreds of alpine singers and even opera divas took yodeling to the living and to overseas pastures near 0 balance yards at the new York Metropolitan Opera their views were not great but that Didnt Stop Yodel Mania Gripping the us. The whole world met in the usa in the 19th century and a mix of languages were spoken my idea is that yodelling was the lowest common denominator. To give my. Music market was soon such as i did with
a new sound and some began to find it just plain irritating mark twain generously rewarded the 1st Yodeling Shepherd he encountered to Ascend Into Space Mountain but after encountering every moment at 10 minute intervals he soon resorted to bribing them to just shut. Border. Train did not live to experience the blue yodel jimmy rogers went from Graduate Brakeman to record which. Was allegedly inspired by howling coyotes and steam locomotives. In the us a yodel mania lost its luster in the 1950 s. 2 decades ago yodeling was liberated from being solely the preserve of german folk music t. V. Shows indie folk music bands and everyones gone vocalists have breathed new life into the. And why not what could be more beautiful than transforming those cries of distress into a positive heartfelt yeah that echoes around the world. Aug 13th marks the 58th anniversary of the day the berlin wall went up practically overnight here in the city itself it preceded to divide berlin into communist east and capitalist west and for 20 years it was the most tangible symbol of the cold war and during that time author and journalist picked us not into was one of the 1st West Germans to write a novel about it 30 years ago i could have been shot to death just for standing here for space on the east side of the berlin wall it was called the death street. People risk their lives trying to escape from. Communist east to the west but who
would have been crazy enough to try to jump over the wall from the west to the east. The wall is about germans from both sides trying to overcome the border. Mr who was in his mid forties and on welfare 1st came to the attention of the police when with a Running Start from the west he jumped the wall heading east the guards of the other german states arrested as a Border Violator he wore out his interrogators who wanted to know why he hadnt used a Border Crossing by pointing out time and again that he lived right across the way and had taken the only direct path over the wall when the book came out in 1902 the wall was already part of peoples d. N. A. Hardly anyone here believed that east and west germany would agree unified and most people didnt even want them to go in the wall. Weaves together political analysis and report ties with his own youthful adventures and his complicated friendships
with germans from both sides the book to be prophetic it will take us longer to tear down the wall in our heads than any Wrecking Company will need for the wall we can see. The wall jumper is still one of the most important works written about German Division and its probably the coolest History Lesson youll ever read. Nice little slim addition to your Summer Reading list walls play a central role in our next report because were going to meet the guys from inner fields who specialize in Massive Street Art Murals now for a decade there are has reflected how ai and technology are taking over our lives and the more surface they manage to cover the more they hope that they can change the world. And hold. In a field collective for 10 years now theyve been painting giant sized colorful and very precise one. Its using Building Balls as they campuses and giant size tools. Is and so on. And these are our surprise brushes our favorites if you were to do the same thing on canvas this would have to be a mini brush. Many many pinned. Their theme is the effects of the digital revolution on peoples lives via splog sees transforming huge facades into murals like this one in fribourg as both a challenge and a responsibility that it does with the mukesh have an opportunity to paint Something Like this also imposes a Great My Sponsibility on us to express something to the community. When you locate something on A Public Space where lots of people see it you have a responsibility to produce something lasting that advances society otherwise in the end its irrelevant a few weeks early on. Live and work in berlin they 1st met in the mid ninetys when they would prefer sprite as not everything they created was entirely legal. I believe that they. Actually not all that much has changed about our passion from the 1990 s. I think the one small transformation thats happened is that while there was a hobby and a parish and back then today its serious and oppression and now were allowed to do it we dont get left out anymore. Over the years theyve stayed true to their things the only present smartphones are one of their favorite subjects the critical view of the breakneck pace of Technological Progress often finds expression in a mural in berkeley in. Hamburg and abroad. Such as georgia. Israel. Norway or ukraine. For us its fantastic that were getting so many requests from all over the world
to come and paint these works. I know we have to think about how were going to coordinate the year and choose what were able to take on and realize and finish. That. In addition to the meals they paint to get the 2 artistic projects on their own as well here its all about the relationship between humans and technology the finished canvases look a bit like miniature versions of the murals but you do want to accept any artistic limitations. These works could indeed become a mural. There canvas as weve created individually to deal with the subjects of social media and technology and. I think its great because in a way were putting together a cache of ideas. Their latest mural is an
initiative at the University Of Freiburg with philip kelly is conducting research on intelligence he supplied the basic idea for the work. Its been our experience in the projects weve done so far that art is a virtually ideal means or public forum for or approach to instigating dialogues on such complex topics as Artificial Intelligence technology and things like that. Greta superimposed on the study helps to transpose the proportions to the wall 4 days of work 6 liters of paint and 10 cans of spray paint went into the freiburg mural it purposely leaves much room for interpretation. We want to mention. We hope to reach people but we dont want to play the part of the educator here we just want to put down a few stumbling blocks and trip people up we want to trip up peoples minds and. This is what in the fields hope to achieve with them here on Artificial Intelligence. Its science alone makes it almost impossible to avoid engaging with that. Time without it is time for us to sign off but dont forget about our web site e. W. Dot com slash culture any time i hope to see you next time same time same place for more arts and culture news and until then i must go to one chased. The. Heavy clouds loom over this paradigm submit clouds of bricks it took the Caribbean Island of nk well it was a British Overseas Territory and its neighbors are french and dutch territory. If britain leaves the e. U. The consequences will also be felt here. Breaks a curse in the caribbean. From close up in 30 minutes on d. W. Her 1st day of school in the jungle. First the clueless of the. Doris crane moment arrives. Join during a taping on her. Churning back to freedom. In our interactive documentary. Store on the right to tame returns home on t w dot com arena tangs. Robots are still in the development phase. But whats going to happen when they grow up. With humans and machines able to peacefully coexist. Or are we on the verge of a remarkable life. If we just bumble ever this totally unprepared with our heads in the sand fusing to think about what could go wrong then lets face it its probably going to be the biggest mistake in human history. Artificial intelligence is now spreading through our society. Is this the beginning of
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