Welcome to another exciting edition of euro max im your host meghan lee heres a look at what else weve got coming up on the program. How one british photographer captures the beauty of german garden plots. And a look into the explosive works by north region harness do you know thomas. Professional diver and a better has been throwing herself off rugged ledges for the past 14 years sometimes from a height of up to 20 meters and through these daring feat shes become one of europes most successful cliff divers we caught up with her in switzerland on the edge of a cliff no less. 3 seconds thats all shes got then on a butter hits the water at a speed of about 85 kilometers an hour. Cliff diving its cliff diving gives me this great sense of freedom up there are all of my own any sort of untouchable me and when i take off and im in the advantage that theres a moment of weightlessness and thats what freedom feels like to me yesterday i had. One of europes most popular cliff diving locations is near this was phillip pond to brawl up here northwest of locarno some of the worlds best high divers compete in the annual european championships. Challenge office vital since cliff divers cannot afford to slip they hit the water at such high speeds that the Water Surface can act like concrete thats why they always into the water feature 1st. Hitting the surface at a bad angle after a 20 meter drop is like being in a fairly serious Traffic Accident resulting in broken bones sprains and dislocated joints but this mainly happens to novice divers injury rates for professionals are fairly low. Overwhelmed and say heres essential it helps us stay focused and avoid becoming reckless. A few is generally a good thing for us and we need to prepare ourselves mentally before the dive and then visum a jump in our minds. For them in the end i also do breathing exercises that were really centered when we go about life in the with us. Cliff diving is an adrenaline rush and about our practices yoga during training and at competitions to stay calm and focused. Her partner chris coleman. This is also a professional cliff diver together they have 2 children to keep fitness and family life in balance they often train together but being a parent and an extreme athlete is not always easy. So im was more worried about myself like when im performing also like when she was diving im worried about her too because you know before if youre single youre responsible if youre so but you know ever think what you do we are responsible of whole family. Gets it from you have that really now that i have a family i have less time to train and prepare for competition and. Thats why i decided to slow down a little and do easy a jump. Still even in 2017 i achieved better results than ever before because. As a child ana did gymnastics springboard diving and later platform diving but that all changed when damon she was on vacation. As exists in bath when i was 17 i was on vacation in jamaica and there were these locals time to go off the cliff by ricks cafe is if thats ricks cafe and there was a platform for tourists to jump from and so it did that thats one thing we dont have you know the local said you have that all your professional me lady to come over and dive with us thats that and that was my cliff diving debut. Here in front of rolla on a bonders cliff diving career took off in 2005 for many years she was the only woman in the sport and had to compete against men no provisions had ever been made for female contenders but this year 3 women and 21. 00 men took part in the european championships on a better and 8. European champion placed 2nd. Escape demand it can there are plenty of a high level competition and with many more opportunities to train in and thats especially great for us women it was always my dream even when i just started out that that eventually the real competitions to take part in. Her dream has come true but on a founders not initiate yet when faced with a challenge shes always ready to take the plunge. Of the opposite end of a that adrenaline rush is perhaps gardening when you live in a big city like berlin and want to garden sometimes your only option is an allotment garden or as theyre called here should a bright get well in germany such gardens are as typical as sausages and sauerkraut british photographer martin part took a new look at this old pastime. Fresh produce puttering around outdoors and chatting with the neighbors thats the dilip life of an allotment garden. And now the garden has made its way to the Museum British star photographer martin parr has devoted an entire series to the german allotment gardiners its being exhibited at the n r w form indecl gough powerful but right. When the little one is the one for which we could actually see the writing. For years allotment gardeners have the image of be crotchety old patterns who joined associations just to plant vegeta bulls but today gardening is trendy especially in big cities. I knew the media leaders the subjects i wanted to look up because you know homogenized world that we all live in the fact that people still get out there they have these cruises they live in these gods in the summer with all the problems we have with trump brecht said Climate Change this to me is a very positive statement look langat not all allotment gardeners photos arent the only ones on display at the n. R. W. Forum with some 400 works this is the most comprehensive power retrospective to date the idea is that im trying to address my relationship with the world im not telling you this is what you should be thinking with some leaving quite open ended for people who bring their own baggage their own interpretation to the pages i present. To the british photographer is known for his colorful bizarre snapshots of everyday life. Looking at them of us can be forgiven the impression that we human beings are a strange lot. Of plastic the photos often contain criticism by the rates of tourism a wealth of how people present themselves for many. But its always an affectionate look at people as individuals and how they express and portray themselves so its present your. Client isnt as flamboyant to some of past series what do his subjects think of the way hes captured the data now he has a real knack for making photos. Something about the moment but it is really great this looks. Much instructions hes just 16 years old he meets up with martin 5 at the exhibition. Are you going to see what you think of a picture could make sure youre really good cause you go through a very good try from our i think youre the youngest gobbler in the room. Legally martis fraction scheme is too young to own his garden his parents are the official owners but he does all the work himself. Its great fun and gives me something to do otherwise or just hanging around the house. But im also really interested in the concept of sustainability of planting my own things and breaking out of the system a little over a 100. Veteran gardeners like adams are glad that more and more young people are taking an interest in a lot of gardening these and. Theyre always welcome to come to me as ive told them all but im happy to help whenever they need something im always ready to pitch it. Like Christa Adams the schneiders have also been lovingly tending to their allotment garden for many years now they even have their own b. Colonies to them their garden is a peaceful oasis not stuffy at all but a place where they can breathe easier. My neighbors are all great gardeners get along really well and theres nothing boring about them years by in between we take a break and Exchange Ideas over. Rabiya. Ones or duncan oh my we had a 94 and were always glad to have accomplished a thing or 2 throughout the day. With all finnish. Gardeners are its very distant reasons for having a plot whether relaxed or times. Free spirits all artistically captured in my photos. Nowadays when we are on vacation its easy for us to snap a picture with our phone and send it directly to our friends along with cheerful holiday greetings but there are still those of us who remain true to the good old postcard now its celebrating its 150 if anniversary so on this special occasion we asked you to send us in a postcard and we were overwhelmed by the wonderful responses from pakistan india China Australia from all over thank you for all the lovely greetings but did you know how postcards came about to be in the 1st place well neither did i. Weve got mail your max has received colorful postcards from almost all over the world but how are these wonderful little cards made in the 1st place. The trophy is in the baltic seaside resort of. On the lookout for the patrick postcard motif. From your honor for a new process here we have a nice reflection in the water you can see the yachts mirrored in it and the one in the background theres the famous Old Lighthouse of the highrise is a hotel which is also a landmark of tottenham and park and its a Good Alternative to the standard reaction on this are going to be a bit of cant. Believe that based publishers shining commissioned in govan to shoot images for the tavern and a postcard the company produces some 11000000 postcards a year. This one a hard art vestal important because theyre simply part of peoples holidays and if you ask folks what makes up their vacation they say eating ice cream playing mini golf going swimming and writing postcards thats why business is still good. A graphic artist to edit his images on his computer then that printed and coated with a high gloss finish. Finally their machine cut and stacked. In europe the history of postcards began with this correspondence card it came into circulation in austria hungary on october 1st 869 an exhibition that balance museum for communication shows samples from one postcard where in their heyday and the late 19th century. Thought us going to go through it was a means of communication for Common People who want that used to writing back then there was this whole letter writing culture with complex guidelines on how to compose a letter. Postcards were more direct you could send messages quicker using short stock phrases and that caught on and on. In 1005 half a 1000000000 postcards secular and the german. Human played a role and many declarations of love were delivered. There was a series of cards with good morning good day good evening and good night printed on them and a pair of lovers exchange them in cars were in 1004 whats interesting is they arrived the same day that was only possible because mail was delivered so often up to 11 times a day in berlin a little less frequently in cars or. In an carts where it was really nowadays there are many passionate postcard collectors as a child in moscow assem an attorney and love to look at his grandfathers many postcards he later inherited then and is today on the chair of the union a flash list of russia. And exhibition a moscow looks at everyday life in the city over a century ago back then ordinary muscovites were popular postcards 19th. Heres a project talking about types types of people who lived in a city at the end of the 19th century beginning of the 20th century nobody was choosing the most general prestigious people or all the nobles all kinds of people somebody you know get walking in the street or creating pigeons doesnt matter thats whats interesting. Capture the moments looking back we can see how people dressed and lived in the past but does the postcard still have a future but a lot of country is still postcards are used to the best screenings with holidays not all is. Sending something on the email but also using a postcard this is a good tradition. And there are faster and cheaper ways to send greetings people are still happy to receive a postcard. Yes thats right we were certainly happy to receive your postcards and love reading all your warm wishes but there can only be one winner for our special draw and that is the sound jian family from alaska they sent this card all the way from the Arctic Circle congratulations and as a thank you were sending you a d. W. Travel kit now dont miss our current viewers are armed you can find out more about that by visiting our Facebook Page and next up is a norwegian artist who likes blowing up his own artwork. This artist likes to set his work on fire duty with gunpowder as soon as its lit it burns into the canvas and reveals his true creation. Norwegian dino told me because the artist behind this unusual method one of his greatest gunpowder experiments to date is on display in this office building. It shows his hometown and it took him 3 kilograms of gunpowder and a week to make. And you can have the small grains which are the small useless autonomous Little Things together around but then you set fire to them in places up and lights up the whole room with heath and flames so its always very fun. He uses nail clippers to spread the small grains across his canvas the climate in the room is crucial when he works even the slightest breeze could ruin everything the air cant be too humid or the gunpowder wont start. Even the way the pellets are arranged makes a big difference. They need to be placed. So. The grains would catch fire. So they have a Chain Reaction with fire which burns across the whole. Into the canvas which makes the painting appear. Recently discovered different less explosive material to work with dust thats how it turned. Into a portrait of the famous painter. Depiction of. The last supper. It took one day of complete concentration the dust particles are much finer and lighter than gunpowder. Just fall off if there is some wind. If there is some. Very very careful and hes found another way to make out on the streets of his hometown using water repellent paint he transformed sidewalks into images for example of the beatles characters from the belgian comic a lucky luke all it takes is a little water. So its lighter and this is how you create grains when you pour water on it. Likes to experiment with glow in the dark paint only on the ultraviolet light does this picture show a 2nd with a complimentary motif. Ferma chromic pigments that change color when exposed to heat are yet another method he uses to combine overlapping images like here with nikola tesla the electric magician. Today if you post on social media you compete with absolutely everybody if you really want a little edge to your art so youd get seen more than other peoples art you need to think outside the box and need to surprise people and do something not most people would do so doing multiple images in one image without seeing them all at the same time that something really that gives you an edge. You know told me keeps coming up with new ideas to surprise his fans on instagram where hes already got 700000 followers and for his next trick he wants to try out magnetic dust each time he finishes one work his mind is already on the next. And now here is something to whet your appetite a gorham a event that uses lets say rugged cooking methods from the olden days at the unplugged taste festival 7 leaving chefs transform an alpine pasture into an open air show kitchen they entice their guests with traditional dishes with a fresh new twist but thats only a traditional part of their cooking. The goal is a mouthful and not only for the way its pronounced its also home to an explicit culling area treat the gourmet vent the unplugged taste here 800. 00 metres above sea level 7 Award Winning chefs prepare their specialties on wood burning stoves no roof no electricity its all opening they served things like a calf cheek with parsnip youre a war beefs shoulder on vegetables. And whole it soaks using the word stove need to rely on their senses it starts with how they make the fire how hot does it need to be burning stoves dont distribute the heat evenly the temperature varies at different spots so when you can control that then youre really cooking with a fine touch. Less moaning you could see smoke rising in the air tasted like smoke and then it started tasting like food i love it it reminds you of what it means to be a cook. And putting something together over a wood stove that store across on is craftsmanship of art this. Knows how to get an old stove fired up the key is to start with a strong draft so he leaves the doors open for now. Otherwise you just have to help out a bit and blow on the flames that works. And now he waits the water for his soup takes half an hour to start boiling. By comparison things are much easier on the induction cooker in his restaurant turn it on high and he can see the difference the water is already starting to heat up with the thing to life than to. Be cast aside do with the vegetables on the low heat for 2 hours inside its easy to adjust the temperature but outside. Before its over. The woodstove isnt as easy to regulate the heat disperses on evenly. Across the iron stove top. You know its time to juggle and play with our food so ill push it over to the side here so we consume a gentle. Cooking times are different but in the end felt of acres brontes finally ready. To sleep through them on the main difference is that this takes about 5 times longer to make just the one i use an induction cooker looked like sauce me off they looked on. To figure is also preparing steak with results for the festival andreas kona gives it a try the food critic from south to rule is at the unplugged taste festival to judge the cooks finesse on wood burning stoves and the winner is a tell you and cook up more rice and his commercial boiled dumplings made of trout and beetroot is a coming out through interviews on the way he combined the tartar beat with smoked trout oil whole new way of its amazing work. At home we grow up with a wood stove thats why i have no problem cooking over a fire here i can still remember that meaty soup waiting to. It was the best cant even make it as well in my kitchen out of the can equal so. Sometimes the unusual working conditions high up in the mountains inspire the gourmet chefs to cook up something new for once youve gotten the hang of the wood burning stove you can experiment with smoky and woody flavors the limits as we have added because it was so heavy we take it home or have it flown out of those for leaving us. The art of cooking on a wood stove cuisine for nature fans. And its time to wrap up the show but before we go we leave you with a tribute to one of germanys most famous photographer Peter Limburg passed away this week at the age of 74 now his art to find an error and he was able to capture the essence of women like no other well heres a look back now at some of his iconic work. Peter limburg certainly be missed but his legacy lives on in his work and with that we say thank you for watching closely and next. Week. Its a classic among germany fits. 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