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Weird. Interesting "art" on the far right, too
German photographer’s portrait series preserves Angela Merkel for posterity
Soon after Merkel was born in Hamburg in 1954 her Lutheran pastor father, Horst Kasner, decided to move his family across the inner German border. With no pram, baby Angela’s arrival in communist East Germany had a certain Oscar Wilde-like quality.
“When I was eight weeks old I was brought to Brandenburg in a carrier bag,” Merkel told Koelbl in their first interview in 1991.
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/german-photographer-s-portrait-series-preserves-angela-merkel-for-posterity-1.4727133
Haunting
That last image is haunting: Merkel’s gaze has a resigned, weary quality. Here is someone who has mastered a staggering workload, seen first-hand how the world (doesn’t) work but is still clinging to some humour. What did Koelbl see in her viewfinder that last time?
“The light vanished from the eyes,” she said. “The vitality in the body yielded slowly more toward the static.”
Nearly three decades ago, Merkel confessed to Koelbl that her choice to pursue power meant she was “no longer as I once was”.
With her generous but frank portraits, Koelbl leaves it up to the viewer to decide if the burden of power come at an acceptable price – and whether Angela Merkel chose the right moment to leave.
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/german-photographer-s-portrait-series-preserves-angela-merkel-for-posterity-1.4727133
How long until the Bidan croaks from a heart attack? Vaccine related, perhaps?
Kamala on the front page of CNN, article stating that she is "A heartbeat away from the presidency".
Playbook known?
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/14/politics/kamala-harris-frustrating-start-vice-president/index.html