Walking on the streets of Berlin, you will see a variety of posters with different messages. They are posted on bus stops, bus shelters, bulletin boards, advertising panels, bicycle racks, and the walls of pedestrian paths under bridges. Particularly eye-catching are the posters on lampposts.
The information on these posters is not limited to ordinary commercial advertisements; they also encompass various other appeals, including political, religious, and social ones. They have become a medium for different groups of people to express their opinions and positions.
Over time, the posters on lampposts become weathered, cracked, and faded. They get covered by new posters, which gradually age as well. The issues they express also become outdated and are eventually replaced by updated posters. If we could cut a lamppost horizontally, it would be like tree rings, revealing the history of social issues and the evolution of an era's spirit.
