Kultur­pro­jekte Berlin was inspired to invite artist Patrick Shearn from Berlin’s sister city, Los Angeles, to bring forth an artwork for the offi­cial festi­vi­ties that symbo­lizes the unifi­ca­tion of the German people. During the Peaceful Revo­lu­tion, hundreds of thou­sands of people raised their voices and contri­buted to the fall of the Wall. In remi­nis­cence of the banners carried during the demons­tra­tions of the Peaceful Revo­lu­tion, Shearn’s instal­la­tion incor­po­rated multi­co­lored, partly reflec­tive strea­mers, which floated almost weight­lessly across the sky at the Bran­den­burg Gate in Berlin.

The Berlin Festival Week from November 4 – 10 marked the 30^th anni­ver­sary of the Peaceful Revo­lu­tion and the fall of the Berlin Wall: the capital city was trans­formed into a large open-air exhi­bi­tion and event loca­tion. Over one hundred events at seven original sites of the Peaceful Revo­lu­tion, visi­tors were invited to learn, remember, debate and cele­brate.