Mark Reeder Mauerstadt Album Visual Design

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40年前從英國曼徹斯特搬到德國柏林，柏林也成了他的家。聽Mark回憶關於柏林的故事，每一段都像電影，每個場景都很鮮明。2017年春天，在Trump美墨圍牆的政令之後，Mark以「Mauerstadt」（中譯：被牆圍繞的城市）命名新專輯。「牆」一直是柏林的象徵，它同時象徵了曾經隔離與再度融合，時光流轉，在柏林圍牆只剩遺址的28之後，世界的另外一端，牆又再度將要築起，人被各種方式切開、區隔與驅離。《Mauerstadt》專輯封面上那道灰牆，層層堆砌，藍對應真理、紅代表勇氣，但願我們心中永遠無牆。
 

Mauerstadt means walled city and Berlin was the original mauerstadt. Berlin is also the home and workplace of Mark Reeder. Throughout the latter half of the 20th century, Berlin's notorious wall was seen as the ultimate symbol of division and intolerance. Yet within that wall, a creative force existed which brought many artistic people together. This album draws attention to the subject of collaboration, not division.