In the 1980s, Harald Hauswald wandered through East Berlin and photographed whatever came in front of his lens. He snapped what other photographers overlooked or considered uninteresting: Small scenes of everyday life, lonely and old people, young couples in love, rockers, hooligans and young people who stood up for peace and environmental protection in church.

35 years ago, on November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall fell, a symbol of both German and European division.

To mark this occasion, the Faculty of Social Sciences is presenting the exhibition "Voll der Osten. Life in the GDR", the Faculty of Social Sciences is showing an unvarnished GDR reality of the 1980s with over 100 known and unknown photos by Harald Hauswald, which even contemporary witnesses hardly remember today. The historian and author Stefan Wolle, who like the photographer grew up in the GDR, has written explanatory texts about the photos. The exhibition can be found in the Hermann-Heitkamp-Haus (BlueBox) on the 3rd floor.

Further information about the exhibition can be found at https://www.bundesstiftung-aufarbeitung.de/de/vermitteln/ausstellungen/voll-der-osten.