Masculine bodies that are free of clichés; the search foridentity; and above all the ever-changing faces of Berlin: these are the themesthat animate the work of Daniel Harders. His new photo book offers aselection of pictures taken at the turn of the new millennium. Theblack-and-white photos portray fleeting encounters and new friendships, thehidden corners and transitory places in the city, and the shy, vulnerable, beautiful bodies of men who inhabit these places on the lookout for newperspectives and new partners. "From the heart of Berlin" expressesthe vision of a young artist who strives to show more than just what's on thesurface. The photos chosen for this volume combine a certain melancholy with animmense lust for life. Here, imperfection is beauty and the imperfect isdesirable. Above all, Daniel Harders proves himself a sensitivechronicler of Berlin at the beginning of the 2000s. "When I came toBerlin for the first time in 1998, I immediately fell in love with thecity," explains the artist in a postscript. His pictures are the record ofthis love affair.