Martin Roemers: Relics

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The Cold War is over, yet signs of it still exist.  Martin Roemers spent ten years in search of traces from the period, traveling through the countries of former enemies- photographing from both sides of the line. 

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Wow! Its pieces like that

Wow! Its pieces like that that make me love the Internet. Great pile of design sleuthing! As far as I know there are many cases I read about found by torrent SE when for example Cold War era aircrafts are converted into luxury hotels or old bunkers into clubs or museums. They lose certain historical significance but still show examples of war regection or smth... Ah memories. When I was younger and got a thrill from the obscure, for Halloween I would dress as a Civil Defense volunteer, complete with a white CD helmet. Looking back on it, the international CD logo, a triangle in a circle, is a lot like the fallout shelter symbol. I also remember that they built a fallout shelter underneath my high school. They lined it with asbestos. No one was allowed down there.

Cold War

This is a great photograph and really depicts the cold war. It is amazing what these artist can do to show a different emotion. Forex

Martin Roemers Cold War Podcast

This Podcast was interessting, I enjoyed it. Growing up in Eastern Germany I found some interessting facts that I remember. 1 Thing for example was that the Shoe Supply was very Low at the Time. I remember the people saying: "Wo sollen wir nur unsere guten Schuhe herbekommen. Überall versucht man uns billige Schuhe zu verkaufen, aber wirklich richtig tolle Damenschuhe haben möchte der muss weit suchen. Selbst Schuhe Shops sind immer sehr knapp bemessen. Hoffentlich änder sich diese Situation bald". This was quite a tough time for lots of people, good that it changed...

Good Podcast

I have looked through this site and like this podcast a lot. Good one