The second home for America’s Teddy Bear was at Isola Galerie in Frankfurt, Germany in 2018. He spent all summer in a sunny, well-lit window at the heart of the lively neighborhood of Bockenheim. The total count of bullets for this installation was 470.
![](https://www.patriciaespinosa.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ATB_Full_Isola_DayTime-768x1024.jpg)
This was my first live performance for the installation. During the first part of the performance, while shooting the nerf bullets onto the teddy, we showed a video clip of Emma Gonzalez –a Parkland High School student and survivor– of the powerful and emotional speech she gave days after the shooting.
Isola Galerie also hosted a finissage in which we invited visitors to help un-install the Teddy.
Isola Galerie’s Opening and Closing Performances slideshow
![Preparing the Teddy's silhouette. Photo by Patrick Lofredi](https://www.patriciaespinosa.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_4857.jpg)
![Performance announcement by Isola Galerie](https://www.patriciaespinosa.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_4793-768x960.jpg)
![Teddy Bear's silhouette before performance](https://www.patriciaespinosa.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_4866-768x1024.jpg)
![Starting the performance - shooting the toy guns to the window](https://www.patriciaespinosa.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_4874-768x1024.jpg)
![Playing on the side, video of Parkland High School school shooting survivor Emma Gonzalez](https://www.patriciaespinosa.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_4882-768x1024.jpg)
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![Bullets with victims' names are added manually](https://www.patriciaespinosa.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_4899-768x1024.jpg)
![Finished America's Teddy Bear at Isola Galerie](https://www.patriciaespinosa.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ATB_Full_Isola_DayTime-768x1024.jpg)
![With Isola's gallery owner and curator Patrick Lofredi](https://www.patriciaespinosa.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_4957-768x1024.jpg)
![From inside - America's Teddy Bear. Photo by Patrick Lofredi](https://www.patriciaespinosa.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_5067-768x960.jpg)
![Enjoying America's Teddy Bear on a lovely evening in Bockenheim](https://www.patriciaespinosa.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ATB_Nightshot_PE-768x1024.jpg)
![America's Teddy Bear at Isola Galerie](https://www.patriciaespinosa.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ATB_reflection_bike-768x1024.jpg)
![Finissage America's Teddy Bear](https://www.patriciaespinosa.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_6302-768x1095.jpg)
![Take down of America's Teddy Bear, August 14 2018](https://www.patriciaespinosa.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_6316-768x1023.jpg)
![IMG_6332](https://www.patriciaespinosa.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_6332-768x1024.jpg)
![Getting help from friends and visitors to take down](https://www.patriciaespinosa.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/6d6afede-65c9-45de-b1b2-4782afd5e0a5-768x1046.jpg)
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![Patrick Lofredi at the Finissage of America's Teddy Bear](https://www.patriciaespinosa.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_6375-e1594494730860-768x1024.jpg)
![IMG_6398](https://www.patriciaespinosa.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_6398-e1594494754799-768x1024.jpg)