Freitag, 25. Juni 2010

spielplatz srs

Kinderspielplatz für Große / The Cuvrybrache as playground for grownups

Berlin contains many wastelands, which are often conceived by urban planners and real estate developers as true waste. In their opinion, these spaces just wait for future developments. Berlin citizens, however, create meaningful places out of these abandoned spaces. The Cuvrybrache, well-known for the BLU mural paintings, is such a meaningful place. The exhibition Kinderspielplatz für Groβe The Cuvrybrache as Free Place reveals the diverse meanings of this wasteland through photography and text. One of the current users rightly typified the area as playground for grown-ups. It s a site to hang around with friends, grill, spray graffiti, start a guerrilla-garden, take your dog for a walk or just look at the Spree and dream away. As the wasteland has no concrete function since twelve years this spontaneous use is possible. Dutch Urban Researcher Jan van Duppen will introduce his work with a brief talk. Then, different key-holders discuss the tension between the current use and future developments (offices, lofts and hotels). Afterwards one can play with the images and words of the current users. Try and grasp the feeling of free places like the Cuvrybrache.

26. Juni, Beginn 19 Uhr.

27. Juni 14-22.Uhr

In den Räumen des SRS, anschließend gegenüber auf der Brache Cuvrystraße


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