"DIEBSTEICH
- WALL"
SIGE: "Those who were good in
those days, congregated to paint the wall near the Diebsteich
train station.
Months before that the lower part of the wall was already covered
with styles of 3m height in silver.
Each participant went out
3 or 4 times per week to pinch spray-cans, and considering 4-5
cans per shop, the final quantity was quite impressive. Four
ladders were "organized" and they walked right across the borough
of Bahrenfeld by night with the ladders: two long ones for the
upper part, two shorter ones for the lower part.
ENRO contributed
the biggest number of cans and hence his name was also accepted
for the wall.
In total 9 people participated, and whilst 4 were
painting, the other 5 were on guard.
All sketches were copied
so that the letters could be finished in teamwork, different
writers working simutaneously on the upper and lower half. When
the action started, all 9 participants came to the wall from
different places. After one hour the outlines were finished
and the lower part filled. However they were interrupted by
the first commuter train, which was expected an hour later due
to the construction work on the Stresemannstreet-bridge nearby.
So when the first train cut into the action, they hastily picked
up the cans and ladders, bunkered them and beat it.
They couldn't
have continued 3-4 weeks later, it would have been much too
risky. Therefore they decided to cover the wall with paint after
one week." |
