Munich: Initiative wants to make the Odeonsplatz shine - as a sign against lateral thinkers

Created: 02/10/2022 11:43 am

Light artist Ulrich Thousand wants to set a "shining sign of solidarity" in the Corona crisis.

© Ulrich Thousand

Around 22,000 participants are expected to attend the #MünchenWirdSichtbar alliance on Munich's Odeonsplatz.

A light campaign is intended to set an example against lateral thinkers.

Munich – If everything goes according to plan for light artist Ulrich Thousand (42), his greatest work to date should be created on Thursday evening.

A picture painted with the help of thousands of candles and cell phone lights - captured with his camera.

A painting of lights.

It should be a "shining sign of solidarity" in the Corona crisis, says thousands.

The light action is part of a demonstration that the alliance #MünchenWirdSichtbar has registered for Thursday from 7 p.m. on Odeonsplatz.

Munich: 22,000 people are expected

The organizers are planning with up to 22,000 participants.

The demo is intended to counterbalance the so-called “walkers” who have been marching through the streets for weeks against a possible compulsory vaccination and the corona measures.

"The walkers are not in solidarity," criticizes thousands.

He is particularly bothered by the fact that some anti-democratic forces and conspiracy theorists are behind these "walks".

#MünchenWirdSichtbar is aimed against these currents: "We want to work for respect, reason and democracy," says Thousand.

At the same time, he wants to commemorate the victims of the pandemic with his fellow campaigners and the demo participants.

To symbolize this, thousand wants to encourage the participants in the demo to draw "signs of solidarity" in the air with their cell phone lights or candles for several seconds.

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Munich: "Light painting" against "walkers"

Due to the long exposure of his camera, the luminous movements later become visible as symbols in his photos.

It's called "light painting". In addition to thousands, many other Munich citizens' initiatives, politicians and artists took part in the demonstration.