Displeased Teeth / Ungehaltene ZĂ€hne, Marburg, 2014
Someone, somewhere in this wacky student village has adopted the common tooth as their tag. Props to their creativity, as you don't usually see anthropomorphic teeth outside of dentists' offices, and even then they always look cheery and upbeat (as if to remind you that hey, you're in a shitty place, but things are gonna be alright at the end). The first time I noticed these unhappy yet enthralling little creatures was when I was walking to a building called the Phil-Fak. It was a day after I had my wisdom teeth removed. To my surprise, things had been healing up well and I was barely in any pain - it was more of a dull ache that hurt if I swallowed or popped my ears - but it was tiring. I was taking things slowly, moving more slowly, paying more attention to my surroundings, and that's when I noticed the tooth.
How fitting to see a tooth sprayed on the wall that summed up exactly how I was feeling at that moment in time. Not angry, not writhing in pain, just displeased. Then I noticed another one on another wall not too far away. It's like my wisdom teeth were reminding me that, oh look, we're gone, and you have to suffer for a little bit. Or maybe they were reminding me that they were the ones who were displeased, upset at not being able to cause serious problems down the road. Who knows for sure. Still, it was nice to see these cute but maybe not so cuddly creatures on the wall.













