Wir haben Gesichter, Cautionary monument in Viktoriapark, Berlin, Germany.
Wir haben Gesichter is a memorial on the Kreuzberg hill in Viktoriapark, Berlin-Kreuzberg, consisting of a slender metal stele about two meters high. Its top is shaped as a stylized female head with jagged hair; the wide-open mouth, eyes, eyebrows and chin are cut out of the metal. A triangular platform with an inscription is mounted crosswise about halfway up.
The metal stele was installed overnight on 20–21 May 2005 as part of the "Wir haben Gesichter" campaign, on the east side of the waterfall in Viktoriapark. It marks the spot where a woman was attacked and raped by two men in March 2002. Neither the artist nor the authors of the inscriptions are known.
The monument belongs to the campaign "Wir haben Gesichter", which gives it its name. Its inscriptions are set in capitals on the stele and in white on a light brown/beige ground on the triangular platform. Neither the artist nor the authors of the texts are known.
The installation sits within Viktoriapark in the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district along the main pathways that visitors typically walk. It is easy to find when exploring the park at any time of day.
The text inscribed on the stele addresses viewers directly and challenges them to consider their role in preventing harm and building safety. This textual element transforms the installation from monument into a call directed at each person who encounters it.
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