Way of Hope – Point Alpha

Way of Hope – Point Alpha

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Way of Hope – Point Alpha

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Location: Geisa, Wartburgkreis, Thuringia, Germany

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April 1, 2024

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Based on Christ's Way of the Cross, the individual stations symbolize suffering and oppression within the GDR dictatorship and along the German-German border.
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pointalpha.com/produkt/weg-der-hoffnung-3

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Titou

October 24, 2019

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An art project of the Point Alpha Foundation

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Willigipfel

November 28, 2020

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On the border between East and West, art as a reminder of the longing and suffering of separation.

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Location: Geisa, Wartburgkreis, Thuringia, Germany

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