If we walk with our eyes open, we can see interesting, beautiful, and also ugly things along the road every day. And if we walk with not only with our eyes but also with our heart and mind open, you will discover a world that would otherwise remain closed to us. Sometimes spectacular. Sometimes ordinary but surprisingly miraculous. Be it a look into a garage, a view onto the riverbank, the bus stop before the chewing gum vendor machine, or just a footprint somebody has left on the opposite side of the pavement. Michael Nguyen accompanies us on little journeys through places in Germany, Italy and Austria, and elsewhere, to discover what the random walk leads us to.
Small Things (1)
Nuremberg, Germany
# 3738
9/2021
An empty beer bottle stands on a wall storage table.
# 3738
9/2021
An empty beer bottle stands on a wall storage table.
Memmingen, Germany
# 3665
8/2022
Residents have decorated a window bay of their loggia with a red seated sculpture. This one has binoculars in both hands in front of his eyes and looks into the distance.
# 3665
8/2022
Residents have decorated a window bay of their loggia with a red seated sculpture. This one has binoculars in both hands in front of his eyes and looks into the distance.
Memmingen, Germany
# 3669
8/2022
There are two white and red warning cones on a private parking lot. One of them lies fallen down on the ground.
# 3669
8/2022
There are two white and red warning cones on a private parking lot. One of them lies fallen down on the ground.
Stockdorf, Germany
# 3686
11/2020
Someone left a pair of red women's gloves on a bicycle stand.
# 3686
11/2020
Someone left a pair of red women's gloves on a bicycle stand.
Memmingen, Germany
# 3670
8/2022
Next to an old, bent and rusty bicycle stand, a bicycle is parked next to it on a wall.
# 3670
8/2022
Next to an old, bent and rusty bicycle stand, a bicycle is parked next to it on a wall.
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
# 3660
7/2022
A blue bicycle bid sign in front of the Philharmonie Luxembourg.
# 3660
7/2022
A blue bicycle bid sign in front of the Philharmonie Luxembourg.
Munich, Germany
# 3600
7/2022
View of a water surface through a rounded metal sheet with a round opening.
# 3600
7/2022
View of a water surface through a rounded metal sheet with a round opening.
Aschaffenburg, Germany
# 2506
10/2021
Residents placed a metal bowl on a wall at the entrance to the house.
# 2506
10/2021
Residents placed a metal bowl on a wall at the entrance to the house.
Rosenheim, Germany
# 2177
9/2021
Letterboxes
# 2177
9/2021
Letterboxes
Amberg, Germany
# 3506
7/2022
Sculpture group Newspaper Reader by Lois Wegerer (Bronze, 1966) on the steps of the Provincial Library of Amberg.
# 3506
7/2022
Sculpture group Newspaper Reader by Lois Wegerer (Bronze, 1966) on the steps of the Provincial Library of Amberg.
Amberg, Germany
# 3504
7/2022
On the river Vils opposite the Air Museum in Amberg lies a turquoise balloon on a water plant.
# 3504
7/2022
On the river Vils opposite the Air Museum in Amberg lies a turquoise balloon on a water plant.
Cologne, Germany
# 3477
5/2022
Two modern designed benches in a courtyard. An empty coffee to go plastic cup is placed on the front bench.
# 3477
5/2022
Two modern designed benches in a courtyard. An empty coffee to go plastic cup is placed on the front bench.
Passau, Germany
# 3464
6/2022
A shutter of the ceramic studio Thomas-M. Auer.
# 3464
6/2022
A shutter of the ceramic studio Thomas-M. Auer.
Passau, Germany
# 3463
6/2022
Blinds on a window of a hotel on which three towels hang to dry in the sunlight.
# 3463
6/2022
Blinds on a window of a hotel on which three towels hang to dry in the sunlight.
Dordrecht / The Netherlands
# 3460
5/2022
The shop windows and door of the house No. 439 in a street in Dordrecht are covered with colorful curtains. In one window, in front of the curtain, there is a low wooden commode on which there is a vase with a bouquet of plastic flowers, a small ceramic sheep and a small rabbit.
# 3460
5/2022
The shop windows and door of the house No. 439 in a street in Dordrecht are covered with colorful curtains. In one window, in front of the curtain, there is a low wooden commode on which there is a vase with a bouquet of plastic flowers, a small ceramic sheep and a small rabbit.
Berlin, Germany
# 3399
4/2022
A fish impaled on a grid at a weir of the river Spree.
# 3399
4/2022
A fish impaled on a grid at a weir of the river Spree.
Berlin, Germany
# 3417
4/2022
Detail of the Oscar Niemeyer House in the Hansa Quarter in Berlin, designed by Oscar Niemeyer on the occasion of the first International Building Exhibition (IBA 1957).
# 3417
4/2022
Detail of the Oscar Niemeyer House in the Hansa Quarter in Berlin, designed by Oscar Niemeyer on the occasion of the first International Building Exhibition (IBA 1957).
Berlin, Germany
# 3402
5/2022
Stacked insulation material on a construction site.
# 3402
5/2022
Stacked insulation material on a construction site.
Berlin, Germany
# 3355
5/2022
Seating during an event in the inner courtyard of the Humboldt Forum in Berlin.
# 3355
5/2022
Seating during an event in the inner courtyard of the Humboldt Forum in Berlin.
Berlin, Germany
# 3365
4/2022
A streetlight with a surveillance camera in front of a wall of an office building.
# 3365
4/2022
A streetlight with a surveillance camera in front of a wall of an office building.
Wangen, Germany
# 3349
4/2022
Railing at an entrance to an underground car park.
# 3349
4/2022
Railing at an entrance to an underground car park.
Olching, Germany
# 3299
4/2022
Three red and white warning cones at a ground-level water borehole with many water taps. In the background the legs of two girls.
# 3299
4/2022
Three red and white warning cones at a ground-level water borehole with many water taps. In the background the legs of two girls.
Olching, Germany
# 3297
4/2022
A pink flower is pinned to a wooden fence.
# 3297
4/2022
A pink flower is pinned to a wooden fence.
Wangen, Germany
# 3290
4/2022
Handicapped parking space sign at the station in Wangen, Baden Wuerttemberg.
# 3290
4/2022
Handicapped parking space sign at the station in Wangen, Baden Wuerttemberg.
Munich, Germany
# 3280
4/2022
A disused pond in a housing estate. A red a life ring for emergencies is attached to a pillar.
# 3280
4/2022
A disused pond in a housing estate. A red a life ring for emergencies is attached to a pillar.
Augsburg, Germany
# 2030
8/2021
A red parked road bike in front of a house wall.
# 2030
8/2021
A red parked road bike in front of a house wall.
Leipzig, Germany
# 3232
3/2022
Three blue plastic garbage bags are placed on the sidewalk in front of a wall of small square frosted glass panes. In front of it a large renewed asphalt surface on the street.
# 3232
3/2022
Three blue plastic garbage bags are placed on the sidewalk in front of a wall of small square frosted glass panes. In front of it a large renewed asphalt surface on the street.
Munich, Germany
# 3183
3/2022
Side view of a blue snack container at Munich Central Station. Through a porthole, the face of a service worker wearing a covid mask. On the lower left, a shelf with milk, sugar and cups.
# 3183
3/2022
Side view of a blue snack container at Munich Central Station. Through a porthole, the face of a service worker wearing a covid mask. On the lower left, a shelf with milk, sugar and cups.
Starnberg/Mühldorf, Germany
# 3073
2/2022
A white beach chair with colourful cushions stands at the edge of a narrow forest path on a round asphalt surface opposite two small industrial metal columns. Opposite a lantern.
# 3073
2/2022
A white beach chair with colourful cushions stands at the edge of a narrow forest path on a round asphalt surface opposite two small industrial metal columns. Opposite a lantern.
Eibsee/Zugspitze, Germany
# 3040
2/2022
A sign in front of a wooden wall with two figures holding their hands in front of their crotch and a lettering pointing to the toilet, both in neon colors.
# 3040
2/2022
A sign in front of a wooden wall with two figures holding their hands in front of their crotch and a lettering pointing to the toilet, both in neon colors.
Gauting, Germany
# 3142
3/2022
A bare grey wall of a house. In the middle of it, an ivy plant has powerfully found its way to the top. from a distance, it looks like a painting. In front of the wall is the rubble of a demolished house.
# 3142
3/2022
A bare grey wall of a house. In the middle of it, an ivy plant has powerfully found its way to the top. from a distance, it looks like a painting. In front of the wall is the rubble of a demolished house.
Ismaning, Germany
# 3063
1/2022
View of a football table with red and blue figures in a courtyard. Behind it a white wall with a window and a metal staircase.
# 3063
1/2022
View of a football table with red and blue figures in a courtyard. Behind it a white wall with a window and a metal staircase.
Eichstätt, Germany
# 3079
9/2020
A metal bench casting shadows at a bus stop. A pink umbrella in the wastebasket at the bus stop sign.
# 3079
9/2020
A metal bench casting shadows at a bus stop. A pink umbrella in the wastebasket at the bus stop sign.
Munich, Germany
# 2997
A black bench on an outdoor floor with square tiles. Behind it a frozen surface of a fountain area.
# 2997
A black bench on an outdoor floor with square tiles. Behind it a frozen surface of a fountain area.
Gauting, Germany
# 3788
1/2021
A fir tree in a field has been decorated with small Christmas balls by local residents.
# 3788
1/2021
A fir tree in a field has been decorated with small Christmas balls by local residents.