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THEY WOULD ROCK

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Helena Henneken crosses Iran with her back-pack in 59 days and the result is They Would Rock.
“If my people lived in another country, they would rock!” – that’s how a 16-year-old Iranian pictures the situation.

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KUSTEPE

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Kuştepe is an area in Istanbul where gentrification is brutally  knocking the door. Architect Uğur Tanyeli and photographer Engin Gerçek visited the homes of the dwellers, alas, whose spaces won’t be seen in the pages of FvF or, say, any decoration magazine.  

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DEAR GREEN

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Dear Green is the title of an exhibition which brings together artists from two cities, Berlin and Glasgow, in an ambitious large scale interdisciplinary show within the old good depot and railway station of Moabit. Spanning an eclectic range of work the show brings two communities of artists together for the first time. From moving image, installation [...]

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APOCALYPSE NOW?

Saturday, February 22, 2014

These apocalyptic appearing press photos of the latest events in the Ukraine were published yesterday by the spanish newspaper El País.
Immediately touched by the anarchic brutality of a real event I started to notice that the images would arouse a certain sense for surreal beauty just at the same time they had a shocking impact [...]

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GODWIN

Sunday, February 9, 2014

Tracing Godwin is a project by artist Georg Klein, focusing on the story of Godwin, an immigrant from Nigeria. Godwin’s freedom of movement is regulated, nevertheless, by participating the project his narrative could be spread. By printing and hanging the poster with a code  − allowing one to listen the composed sound of him − [...]

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SLOW SPEED TRAINS

Friday, January 24, 2014

There is always this moment of expectation when the subway train arrives at the station – beautifully captured by Adam Magyar from the other side, slowing down the footage of passengers on the platform to almost standstill and what’s more, to startling effect.

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ALTERNATIVE MAPS

Friday, November 29, 2013

There were times when Angela Merkel had problems with maps, too . Considering that, one should not be harsh on the others. No more comments…

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BERLIN MEETS GLASGOW

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

THE GLASGOW WEEKEND is a 3-day festival of innovative, diverse and highly acclaimed visual art, film, performance, music and design from Glasgow, presented at the Volksbühne Theatre and BQ, during Berlin Art Week 2013. THE GLASGOW WEEKEND is co-curated by Berlin-based gallery BQ and SARAH LOWNDES (author of “Social Sculpture: The Rise of the Glasgow [...]

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24 HOURS HOLIDAY

Friday, August 30, 2013

Wandering around the city without ID, cards, money, cell phones, the photo of your mum or lover etc. to find food and shelter… Inevitably, spontaneous encounters would also be included. This challenge of 24 hours is organized by the artist group KABA HAT from Istanbul as a part of B_Tour Festival that explores the city of [...]

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NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL SUNDAY

Sunday, August 25, 2013

It’s that time of year again. If you find yourself in London, this Sunday and Monday see Notting Hill Carnival, Europe’s biggest street festival, returning to wend its Red Stripe-fuelled way around Ladbroke Grove and Westbourne Park.
For those who can’t make it (or are running their own party free from the West London crowds, TfL [...]

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