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SCARCITY CHAPTER 2:
SQUARE OF ABUNDANCE

Detective  work,  investigative walk, film screening  &  kiezküche
Hermannplatz, Berlin Kreuzberg / Neukölln
August 2023
In collaboration with  Initiative Hermannplatz , Schillerwerkstatt and local residents.  

Hermannplatz, a central spot at the junction of Neukölln and Kreuzberg, and for us a Square of Abundance: abundance of people, abundance of goods during the market hours, abundance of struggles, abundance of stories hiding behind statues and posters. 

Over two days, we explored the many facets of Hermannplatz: going on a treasure hunt through the neighbourhood, cooking and sharing warm meals at the Platzhalter Kiosk, hacking the door of a broken subway elevator to screen a movie, and walking through the neighbourhood at night with local initiatives to listen to stories of resistance and collective struggles.

Thank you Initiative Hermannplatz for sharing the infrastructure of the Platzhalter kiosk with us, and thank you Niloufar Tajeri,  Ana Rodriguez Bisbicus, Tobias M and Stefanie Battisti for sharing your insights and your engagement with us! 

images: © Sebastian Díaz de León
on the search for a more just city? follow the hints hidden around Hermannplatz to find your way! 
Different local initiatives share their perspective and struggles before our night walk.
Kiezküche at Platzhalter Kiosk
open air screening of “haunted landscapes” by Polly Bruchlos & Paula Granda Ojeda
a night walk through the neighbourhoods, looking for signs of resisitance and solidarity, such as the re-naming of the “Lucy-Lameck-Straße”