Alpabtrieb in Hittisau. The youth fetches the cattle from the alp and the most beautiful cow is decorated. The bus shelter in this photo doesn't get a beauty prize - but in the neighboring community of Krumbach there are bus stops with world-class architecture! / © Photo: Georg Berg

Bus stops and architecture

In the Bregenzerwald there is top architecture in unexpected places. 7 bus shelters bring together culture, economy and architecture of the Vorarlberg region. Bus shelters in cosmopolitan design.

Seats at the doors on Sri Lanka's express train offer the best view and a cooling breeze / © Photo: Georg Berg

Travel for a better world

People from wealthy countries afford themselves the luxury of a trip. In many vacation destinations around the world, people live at subsistence level without a day off a year.

Many of the flavored mustards still contain the mustard skins. They belong to the coarse mustard varieties and are refined with other Burgundy specialties such as cassis, the black currant or with Pain d'Epices, gingerbread spices / © Photo: Georg Berg

Dijon mustard in dilemma

A tragic story from the culinary world describes how Dijon mustard lost its home: Edmond Fallot is France’s last family-owned mustard manufacturer.

The oak tree is over 500 years old. It takes its name from the poet Ambrosius Stub, who liked to sit and write poetry by its trunk. Svendborg, Denmark / © Photo: Georg Berg

Tree day

Me, my Tree and I. Why the magnolia is my favorite tree. Encounters with forest dwellers, imposing solitaires and avenue beauties for Arbor Day.

Tangle of licorice roots. Above ground, the licorice is also a shaggy appearance. In the Middle Ages, licorice was very important for Bamberg and was even part of the town's coat of arms / © Photo: Georg Berg

Licorice and licorice

Every child knows licorice. Licorice, on the other hand, is as forgotten as the dial telephone. Once upon a time, licorice was the only natural sweetener in the kitchen besides honey.

At the liquefied gas loading point in northern Australia, the deep-sea tankers can be filled directly / © Photo: Georg Berg

War and energy

Fossil fuels should not be promoted as sustainable and natural gas should not be obtained via pipelines. Independence from despots would be another goal.

Redemption on the wedding day / © Photo: Georg Berg

Wedding

Where is the shoe pinching? Hardly any celebration is as enriched with rituals and gestures as a wedding ceremony. A guest at a Bulgarian wedding.

At the beginning of a Bulgarian wedding the groom is publicly shaved / © Photo: Georg Berg

Rituals from around the world

Rituals are often solemn and festive. Their ceremony may have a secular or religious background. Many rituals are now part of the cultural heritage of their respective countries.

War - always a theme at documenta. Seating modules in stain camouflage are assembled into a full-size tank twice a week in a performance / © Photo: Georg Berg

The tank Polemos

At documenta 2017, Andreas Angelidakis’ installation was a game. Tanks mutated into seating modules. The return to diplomacy is the greatest wish.

At Jean-Yves Bordier's Maison de Beurre in Saint Malo, butter paddles beat water out of butter / © Photo: Georg Berg

Beurre Bordier from Saint Malo

In 1984, Jean Yves Bordier opened a butter shop in the Rue de l’Orme. He wants to make butter again as his grandfather did, with time, wooden tools and traditional techniques.

Honey pump by Joseph Beuys, documenta 6 in Kassel 1977 / © Photo: Georg Berg

The documenta in Kassel

In 2022, the 15th documenta will take place in Kassel. The art exhibition has become a place for debates on contemporary art and current sociopolitical contexts.

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