The reason for this project... by Anselm Kiefer, a German Artist

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“The reason for this project comes from my childhood, that is clear to me. I did not have any toys. So, I played in the bricks of ruined buildings around me and with which I built houses.”

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Anselm Kiefer

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Name: Anselm Kiefer

Nationality: German

Date of Birth: Mar 8, 1945

Profession: Artist

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But I believe above all that I wanted to build the palace of my memory, because my memory is my only homeland.

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But we should also not forget the difference between what first motivated me and the work that is the result.

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When, at the end of the 1960s, I became interested in the Nazi era, it was a taboo subject in Germany. No one spoke about it anymore, no more in my house than anywhere else.

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The reason for this project comes from my childhood, that is clear to me. I did not have any toys. So, I played in the bricks of ruined buildings around me and with which I built houses.

Anselm Kiefer

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