Germany's locked-in artists show off work on their balconies


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A beautiful art installation displayed on an artist's balcony was part of the Balconies, Life, Art, Pandemic, and Proximity exhibition last week in Berlin. — Photos: JOHN MACGOUGALL/AFP

Berlin's art galleries are closed, but the art scene rose to the occasion when around 30 artists joined a community exhibition from their balconies.

"While our freedom of mobility is on hold, (balconies) become unique sites of everyday performance," organisers said as they launched the project in the trendy Prenzlauer Berg district of east Berlin in Germany last week.

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