Goldman is a master of subtle evasions. His trademark is creating oases of longing and irritation in public spaces. His real estate developments are spaces that tell stories. Places where memory meets the present and art. Even on his Union-Gelände“small city in the city,” his masterpiece and legacy, history comes alive. Here, past and present, art and architecture, memory and the future merge into an organism. The art is part of a dialogue between space and people. The works are like puzzle pieces of a larger narrative that reassemble themselves anew with each visitor.

Goldman collects from a sense of belonging. He does not look for big names, but for works that move him, that tell a story and generate resonance. Each work on the site helps the Union to be experienced and „taken along“. A place that leaves an impact. An inspiration that remains. Intrinsic motivation. People should be inspired to become active themselves, to create something new, to move others, not by external incentives, but by an inner drive that remains. His wish: to plant a seed from which a tree will grow. „Millions of flowers on thousands of branches have a stem with a root,“ as Raimund Stecker so poetically formulated. A living structure that grows with every individual. For each visitor leaves their mark and tells the stories further. The Union is more than just a place; it has a soul.