![]() So they should not be ignored and their memory should not be allowed to fade. Many are born fighters and don’t complain. They are making great sacrifices and doing their bit for the community. For many landlords their very existence is at stake. The photos capture a critical moment of fragility. Hirschfeld reports: “With a view to helping the good spirits of hospitality and raising people’s awareness for them, I have been working on a two-piece photo project. This sight gave rise to this photo project called “Geisterbar” and the slogan “I want to be a host, not a ghost.”Īnd inspired by Oscar Wilde’s famous words “to do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the most intellectual” the photographer started his project. The otherwise so vibrant world of delicious drinks and cheerful socialising had become like a ghost town. Hirschfeld also misses the barfly lifestyle walking past the empty bars and deserted restaurant forecourts in his hometown of Munich. With an “Aloha” on his lips, his proven Tiki style and a smoking pipe he is known and loved for his style-assured hallmarks. With his images he triggers memories of places, and as a cocktail lover and barfly he also always jogs our taste memories. Under the alias “Van Hagen” he has married the atmospheric world of bar culture with his idiosyncratic signature visuals. He is a household name in the bar community. ![]() ![]() These mixed feelings are also exuded by the images of the “Geisterbars” (ghost bars) project, initiated by Munich-based photographer, filmmaker and globetrotter Jochen Hirschfeld. Now everyone prepares their own cocktails with melancholic nostalgia, observing the current situation with worry while looking to the future with hopeful optimism. After all, around the witching hour many of us would love to hang out at our country’s bars again, consume spirits and enjoy their dedicated hospitality to the full. The witching hour is more than just midnight.
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