The Caller, Bronze sculpture series in Berlin and Bremen, Germany.
The Caller is a bronze sculpture series depicting a barefooted man in a robe who stands with cupped hands shaped like a megaphone around his mouth. The works are cast at human scale and appear in multiple locations around the world.
Artist Gerhard Marcks created the original work in 1967, with the first version standing at a telecommunications building in Bremen. A replica was installed near the Brandenburg Gate during the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
The Berlin version carries a peace message inscription that emphasizes communication and solidarity between people during times of social division. This message is reinforced by the man's gesture of calling out with cupped hands around his mouth.
Multiple versions of this bronze figure stand in different locations, making it possible to see them at several sites. The original in Bremen and the Berlin version are both easily reached on foot, while additional copies exist internationally.
A copy in Perth, Australia was dedicated in 1998 to torture victims and survivors, transforming its meaning beyond the original communication theme. This dedication shows how the same sculpture can gain new layers of meaning in different contexts.
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