From October 3-5, Tehran�s Azadi (�Freedom�) Tower was lit with words of love, peace, and freedom thanks to a light installation,��Gate of Words� by�German artist Philipp Geist.

The installation marked the 25th anniversary of German Unity Day,�the annual celebration of Germany�s formal reunification on October 3, 1990. Reunification had started approximately eleven�months earlier, when East Germany opened the Berlin Wall under pressure from massive demonstrations.

At a�press conference for the installation last week attended by several officials from both countries,�German Ambassador to Iran, Michael von Ungern-Sternberg, noted the long history of cultural exchanges between the two countries. According to Mehr News, he also said�that he first saw the Azadi Tower two weeks after arriving in Tehran, and a picture�of the tower is still�the background for his mobile phone.�Geist said�the �Gate of Words��would help deepen cultural exchange between Iran and Germany.

Using four large projectors to illuminate the monument, shining words of peace and co-existence were displayed in English, German, and Persian. On the first day of the installation, the words moved along the tower�s walls in harmony with live music.

Geist�s work has previously�been displayed internationally, including in Germany, Italy, Brazil, and Thailand.

Below are some pictures for the �Gate of Words� installation.

By Muftah