This is an amazing exploration of the colonial legacy of Berlin, in Daniel’s own words “In this video I´m trying to show how deep racism is rooted in Germany´s public consciousness. These streets that I show are named after questionable colonial figures since the late 19th century and though it has become known what these guys have committed, these street names are still around.”
Echoes here of the recent controversy around Oxford Univeristy’s statue of Cecil Rhodes, or the question of whether Bristol’s Colston Hall ought to be renamed.
Rename the Streets was released on 22nd January. An album, African Fabrics, follows on February 26th