My Chocolate Collection
Cyberspace has the power to collapse. Depth of meanings simplifies into a single layer; flux of ideas recess to one-dimensional thoughts; the push and pulls of human romance degrade into a simple swipe of a finger. When options shrink and dimensionalities collapse, sheer representation becomes all-encompassing. Regardless of its stained reputation in art history, representation […]
LABA Berlin
LABA Berlin has partnered with the Deutsche Islam Akademie (DIA) for its groundbreaking Muslim-Jewish art residency program: Mar’a’yeh. Marayeh (مرايه) the Levantine Arabic word for mirror harbors within it the Hebrew word with the same meaning: Mar’a (מַראָה). This residency invites artists of Jewish and Muslim heritage to participate in a year of exchange, conversation, […]
Chia Amisola
Chia Amisola’s multi-layered work begins with extensive research and culminates in websites that serve as both medium and subject of exploration. By navigating through these sites in performances, the artist weaves a web of interconnected experiences, in this case the story of two boys and their experiences with sound. This practice delves into the hidden […]
Jungwoo Lee
“Loops of Algorithmic Karma” began during Jungwoo Lee’s residency at Künstlerhaus Bethanien, with an initial goal to document the planned removal of the Statue of Peace in Berlin. This monument, which commemorates women forced into sexual slavery during Japan’s colonial rule of Korea (1910–1945), represents a critical symbol of women’s and minority rights. Despite its […]
Duy Nguyen
“When reading about Vietnamese migration history, I learned that Germany has the second largest Vietnamese diaspora population in Europe. Because of Berlin’s past history of being divided, with guest workers migrating to GDR, and boat refugees to West Germany – I imagined the Vietnamese diaspora would be mixed, and with interesting interaction and stories. This […]
Takashi Arai
Images that deal with life and death – and the liminal situations in between – touch on our greatest fears in the face of the finite nature of existence and our own transience. Photography, with its almost 200-year history, is not the first medium to be used to capture, ward off or endure death. But […]
Noy & Tamir
The stark contrast between living in Israel’s violent, war-torn environment and Kreuzberg’s peaceful daily life inspired Noy and Tamir’s exhibition “Gebr. Israel,” created during their first month of residency at Künstlerhaus Bethanien (KB). The exhibition is a homage to the “Lichtfabrik,” a former Jewish-owned lamp factory that now houses KB. Founded by brothers Leo and […]
Masar Sohail
Masar Sohail (*1982) arbeitet mit Video, Malerei und Grafik. Seine Arbeiten – allen voran seine Filme – verdichten sich um Themen wie Identität, Entfremdung und „Struggle“. Sein Werk zeichnet Bilder von sozialer Atomisierung und einer Mehrheitsgesellschaft, die im Gegensatz zur Religion und Natur steht. Sohail stellt vorherrschende politischen Diskurse in Frage und versucht, die starren […]
Yang Jie
Sound, space, movement and time – Singaporean sculptor Yang Jie takes us back to the elemental aspects of awareness, and in doing so encourages us to reflect on the seemingly mundane world of everyday objects. Coming from a background in mechanical engineering, Yang Jie uses his technical skills to investigate and emphasize the ways in […]
Sounds of Bethany
In 2024, Künstlerhaus Bethanien is celebrating its 50-year anniversary. It has always been a place of experimentation and innovation, and artists who work with sound have been among its guests from the very beginning. Its program has always been shaped by public exhibitions, concerts, performances, and discussion-based events. Guests working in the studios as part […]