Defining space is difficult, especially in a city like Berlin where history has affected the architecture and landscape in a very literal way. Bombed, divided and now gentrified, Berlin-Mitte seems to be ever changing. In an effort to capture the “Mitte of now,” three of Berlin’s cultural captains—producer Ralf Schmerberg, gallerist Jaana Prüss and artist Peter Weber—have curated an exhibition, with the support of Hornbach, in a Mitte apartment building.
Understanding the city in flux, the three curators chose the broad idea of “imagination” as a starting point. With this, and the architecture of the apartment building, they invited 12 international artists to create site-specific installations in each apartment. The artists took the prompt and ran.
This isn’t the typical paint job: Rooms explode with banging percussion, giant plastic bubbles, olfactory experiences, thread mazes, neon toys and much more. Each apartment is an exhibition unto itself—no knocking necessary, just stop by. We guide you through the 12 decked-out pads in this art house funhouse, kickstarted by the opening party. For more information on the project click here.
raumlaborberlin's apartment
DDR living reimagined
The architectural collective raumlaborberlin explores issues in contemporary architecture outside of sheet-rock and insulation....
Chiharu Shiota's apartment
Web footed
Japan-born, Berlin-based artist Chiharu Shiota creates dream-like installations that, through her use of materials, play with w...
Laura Kikauka's apartment
My Little Pony meets Invisible Man
Canadian artist Laura Kikauka is known for her extensive collecting habits and her ability to take junk objects and spin them i...
Mosermeyer's apartment
Sound-wave surfing
The collaborative duo of Mosermeyer—instrument-maker and sound-researcher Rudolf Moser and composer Christian Mauer—...
Sissel Tolaas's apartment
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille from Patrick Süsskind's novel Perfume might have found a kindred spirit in Sissel Tolaas. The Norwegia...
Christine Rebet's apartment
Stage-designer and choreographer Christine Rebet explores the symbols and metaphors of the unconscious and how memory gaps are ...
Harald Smykla's apartment
Lightbulb landscapes
London-based, German-born artist Harald Smykla uses overhead projectors in combination with drawn images to create interactive ...
Plastique Fantastique's apartment
Double bubble
Plastique Fantastique—a Berlin-based collective comprised of Marco Canevacci and Markus Wüste—create inflated archi...
Souzihaas' apartment
Children at work
Artist and stylist Souzihaas collaborated with 200 children from Berlin to fully explore the potential of imagination. Together...
Manfred Reuter's apartment
A slice of life
Japan may have recently passed mandatory weight-regulation laws, but Manfred Reuter is obsessed its extremes: Sumo wrestling an...
(e.) Twin Gabriel's apartment
Apartment as rabbit hole
The two Berlin artists, Else Gabriel and Ulf Wrede, who comprise the collaborative duo of (e.) Twin Gabriel, explore themes of ...
Franz Höfner and Harry Sachs' apartment
Rebuilding history
The artistic team of Franz Höfner and Harry Sachs (often referred to under the name, Neubau) are best known for their large-sca...
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