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bus barricades in aleppo, today Manaf Halbouni installs MONUMENT in Dresden at Dresdener Neumarkt

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Monument, Manaf Halbouni, 2017.

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This picture taken on February 6, 2017 shows three buses pulled into a vertical position, a sculpture titled "Monument" by Syrian artist Manaf Halbouni in front of the Church of Our Lady in Dresden. The sculpture wants to bridge the gap between Dresden and Aleppo, and it will be inaugurated on February 7, 2017. Robert MICHAEL / AFP

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Bundeswehr bringt Bus-Denkmal nach Berlin

JF: Die Bundeswehr hat den Transport des Bus-Denkmals von Dresden nach Berlin übernommen. Laut einer Sprecherin des Militärhistorischen Museums in Dresden habe sich die Bundeswehr bereit erklärt, die drei Busse des syrischen Künstlers Manaf Halbouni diese Woche mit Tiefladern aus der sächsischen Landeshauptstadt nach Berlin zu bringen. http://dlvr.it/Npfff2

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Bus sculpture in Dresden: a symbol for peace and human compassion source: Stern  picture: AFP

On Tuesday, accompanied by protests, an art project by German-Syrian Manaf Halbouni has been officially opened in front of Dresden’s Frauenkirche. The exhibition, consisting of three derelict buses, evokes destroyed Aleppo and a picture from the Syrian city that was seen around the world in March 2015. Back then civilians in the east part of the city had erected buses like a wall for protection against snipers. Kunsthaus Dresden stated that the artwork was intended as a sign of peace, freedom and human compassion, creating a „connection between the people and fates in the Middle East and Europe“ and symbolising „the suffering and unspeakable loss, but also the hope for rebuilding and for peace.“ It takes place as part of Dresden’s remembrance of the victims of war and violence. On February 13 there will be countless events  in Saxony’s capital, including a human chain, to commemorate its destruction by allied bombers 72 years ago. From 13 - 15 February 1945 allied fighters had dropped thousands of incendiary bombs and explosives on Dresden. Around 25.000 people were killed, huge parts of the historic inner city were destroyed. Later, the Frauenkirche was rebuilt and is now considered a symbol of peace and reconciliation. During the opening of the installation and the speech of mayor Dirk Hilbert (FDP [Free Democratic Party, „The Liberals“]) there was booing and shouts of „Get lost!“, but also „Bravo!“. AfD and the xenophobic Pegida-movement, who since October 2014 have held almost weekly marches in Dresden, agitating against muslims, refugees, politicians and the media, had criticised the installation in advance, referring to it as „abuse of artistic liberty“, a „scrapyard“ and „shameful“. Hilbert in turn called the artwork a „big enhancement“ [?] for the city, saying that sometimes it took „extraordinary measures“ to deal with world events. The sculpture reminded Dresdners that „in our city, too, people were persecuted, degraded and murdered“. „Right-wing populists, who are gaining popularity not just in our city, but everywhere in Europe, rely on people forgetting“, Hilbert warned. So it was all the more important to set a monument to remembering. The sculpture by the artist Halbouni, who was born in Damaskus in 1984 and graduated from Dresdner Hochschule für bildende Künste [University of Fine Arts] will remain in place until April 3.