spaces that once labelled deathtraps are now bustling with activity but thanks to one photographer hans mendo we can be reminded of the way things used to look. berlin's potsdamer platz was once a wasteland traces of which are now hard to find even for hans to be amended who spent years photographing it. possible to locate the exact position today really very difficult the key artists were over there. and that was back then in the shadow of the wall and all across the street didn't exist this is potsdam a straw. released must be the spot approximately. he's talking about the vantage point for one of his photos the image doesn't show what one would expect the death strip barriers border guards men to wasn't interested in the berlin wall itself his focus was on the barren spaces along the border the finger hung on these areas of waste land had a very graphic quality. oh there were wide open spaces empty buildings the more the wall was like a ribbon and as it cut through the city agreed to durban landscapes that were unique in the world. i was fascinated by this incredibly hard division document