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