ART WRITING




︎: Lisa Kempke
A Cock of One’s Own: Ceramic Dick Workshops with Daniela Torres


Daniela Torres is turning the male gaze on its head with her saucy ceramic workshops.


You don’t have to study art history to grasp the aesthetic scrutiny exercised on women’s bodies. We’ve been the muse and the Madonna, the mother and the whore. We’ve been photographed, painted, sculpted and drawn – our naked forms line the walls of museums and subway stations. In short, we’ve been the object of desire, rather than its engine.


But while toppling the canon (and the patriarchy) is easier said than done, subverting it with a touch of humour can go a long way – at least according to Daniela Torres. The Ecuadorian artist seeks to turn the male gaze on its head, so to speak. At her Ceramic Dick Workshops, Torres offers participants of all ages and genders the opportunity to construct a dick of their very own, as a vehicle of fury or an act of hope – or both.



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ANNE IMHOF: Angst II
︎: Nadine Fraczkowski


Anne Imhof – Angst II: Dancers, Falcons, Drones and Music at Hamburger Bahnhof

On September 14th at 8pm, the Hamburger Bahnhof opened its main doors to a smoke-filled room for the opening of Anne Imhof’s Angst II, the second in a series of three opera-inspired performance pieces.

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The Artists Who Turned a Döner Factory Into a Contemporary Art Space
︎: Robert Rieger


The Artists Who Turned a Döner Factory Into a Contemporary Art Space

A tour around one of Neukölln's most distinctive cultural hotspots: Horse & Pony Fine Arts

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THE SINGULARITY OF THE CHICKEN: Andreas Greiner on Collaborating with Nature
︎: Robert Rieger


The Singularity of the Chicken:
Artist Andreas Greiner on collaborating with nature


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Developing Talent With FOTOKLUB KOLLEKTIV
︎: Sophie le Roux


Developing Talent with Fotoklub Kollektiv

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Waves, Sand and Sunlight: Elizabeth McTernan on Mapping as Storytelling
︎: Elizabeth McTernan

Waves, Sand, and Sunlight
Elizabeth McTernan on mapping as storytelling


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Arthouse-A guided tour of Weißensee's art commune 'Kunstlerhaus Parkstraße"
︎: Viktor Richardsson


Arthouse: A guided tour of Weißensee's art commune 'Kunstlerhaus Parkstraße'

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Where Have All The Dodos Gone? Berlin-based curator Lisa Gordon talks about her new dodo-themed exhibition ‘Have you seen this bird?’
︎: Ute Klein

Where Have All The Dodos Gone?

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In Good Company: The The nominees of the 2017 Preis der Nationalgalerie discuss their work
︎: Valentina Culley-Foster


In Good Company: The nominees of the 2017 Preis der Nationalgalerie discuss their work

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FILM WRITING



Transgression, Desire, Revolution: Director Yony Leyser on Breaking the Rules
︎: Robert Rieger
Transgression, Desire, Revolution: Director Yony Leyser on breaking rules


Director Yony Leyser is as curious as he is warm. A born interviewer, he poses as many questions as he’s asked, and delights in little idiosyncrasies that can be found on the Neukölln streets that he walks down each day: the grimy sex shop, the fishmonger, the tiny hut at the entrance to a car park on Karl-Marx-Straße. “I’ve always wanted to rent this as my office,” he laughs. “Wouldn’t that be great?”


Perhaps it’s this fondness for the incongruous that contributes to the power of his work. In his films, transgression and desire act as catalysts for countercultural revolutions...



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︎: Robert Rieger

Pit Bukowski’s Celluloid Dreams

Indulging our curiosity with the Berlin-born actor.

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︎: Viktor Richardsson


Twisted Reality in The Mind of Nikias Chryssos
The underground director on his dark debut feature, Der Bunker

A tour around one of Neukölln's most distinctive cultural hotspots: Horse & Pony Fine Arts

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CULTURAL JOURNALISM




︎: Robert Rieger

Clued-In: Ida Tin talks about her revolutionary period-tracking app


“Sometimes it takes little more than personal experience, passion and a great cause to spark an idea that might change the world. Just look at Ida Tin, the co-founder of Clue who, struggling to find a way to manage her fertility that was right for her, had an idea to develop an app that would help women keep track of their periods and learn more about their bodies. It’s an idea that has made her one of the names in ‘femtech’, a term she incidentally coined herself.


In Ida’s own words, ‘Clue is a female health tracking app designed for rapid data entry and user friendliness. Users can track their period, fertile window, PMS, moods, pains, symptoms, exercise, medication, birth control usage, and notes about their cycle in order to gain a better understanding of their own patterns and personal trends.’ Over 50% of the world’s population of childbearing age have a period each month, but Clue is more than a tracking app; it’s about education. Not only can you track your cycle, you can also get helpful insights into your sleep patterns, sex life, and ovulation if you’re trying to get pregnant.


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︎: Robert Rieger

Devugees Welcome: One company’s mission to integrate refugees through technology

This isn’t your typical tech seminar.

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︎: Robert Rieger

Consuming Consciously: Quartiermeister Beer and their mission to do some good with every bottle

David Griedelbach and Peter Eckert of Quartiermeister are trying to change the way consumers think, one beer at a time.

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