The Lady
She’s pasted onto a container somewhere in Friedrichshain. It must have been a while ago, and the container has been sitting there for some time, along the Spree. They are decaying and rusting together over time. Is she ghostly? I don’t think so. She does seem to come from the past, but in a different […]
Go Veggie
A girl is watering a plant—a sweet scene, until you take a closer look. She’s holding a watering can, but there’s a label stuck on it, warning us that the can or the water inside is radioactive. The plant itself isn’t quite what it seems either; it has teeth. A carnivorous plant, or perhaps a […]
La Rue Meurt
The street is dying. At least, it feels a bit like that in Berlin. The process of gentrification is making everything more expensive and polished in this city too. Fortunately, the city of Berlin has recognized and acknowledged this and has banned rent increases in various parts of the city. This includes the spot where […]
Runak
The Kalashnikov is the weapon of revolution—reliable and easy to maintain. We know who is holding it. Her name is Runak Bapir Gherib, written in the bottom left corner. She is Yazidi, and she carries the rifle to protect her family. She looks at us—are we a threat or not? The Yazidis are a religious […]
The dancing girl
She’s in ecstasy, dancing with her sunglasses on. Not with large, wild movements, but more restrained. She’s standing on a sink that long ago lost its function. Slowly, she’s peeling away from the wall. Maybe behind her sunglasses, her eyes are closed; sie träumt von der Vergangenheit—she dreams of the past. The Hackesche Höfe is […]
Happy anarchy
How many people contributed to this composition? It must have been quite a few, and all in the same style. Each person contributed their own piece to create a cheerful, diverse, yet cohesive whole. Even the wall, with its beautifully peeling green paint, seems to know exactly what’s expected of it. This is one of […]
The gymnast
Is he a gymnast or a footballer? The photo is full of energy either way. It almost looks like he’s kicking in the door he’s stuck to. His head is missing. In the bottom right corner, you see two words that link Berlin to its status as the techno capital: Techno and Berghain. Techno is […]
Hidden
In Berlin, advertising posters are wrapped around lampposts until they form a thick layer, sometimes as much as 20 to 30 centimeters thick. A city worker comes with a crowbar and violently tries to rip off the entire paper layer. This occasionally results in fascinating compositions, like this face that emerged from beneath layers of […]
Müll
There’s little as unremarkable as a trash can. But doesn’t the same apply to a concrete wall or the fence around a construction site? Graffiti clings to everything and transforms something unremarkable into something beautiful. The RAW Gelände is an old industrial complex from the DDR era. Dilapidated, but now successfully repurposed; it hosts clubs, […]
ATM
The ATMs at the RAW Gelände are all broken. Yet, they still serve a purpose—they’ve become art objects with an anarchist edge, perfectly fitting the vibe of the area and the district of Friedrichshain, a neighborhood in East Berlin known for its famous techno clubs with long queues, cheap food, and crowds of young people […]