Posts Tagged ‘Neukoelln’
(English) In search of Rixdorf
Paul Scraton explores trendy Neukölln's old heart... It is a grey day in Berlin, which makes the Sonnenallee feel all the more gloomy. I am meeting my friend and Neukölln resident Julia at her apartment so she can show me the way to Rixdorf, an old village that still, just about, exists within the confines of the S-Bahn ring and despite its being swallowed by the city over a hundred years ago. As we walk south, away from Hermannplatz, there is not much in our surroundings that [...]
(English) Q&A: Amit Elan
Hannae Kim talks to 22 year old Israeli artist Amit Elan about painting, faces and photography... Amit Elan is a 22 years old Berlin based Israeli artist. He studied at Hamidrasha Art Academy and has since developed mixed media installations. He exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in Europe, Asia and Israel. He writes for the artists' blog Art in Transit published by the international artists' organization I.G.B.K. Spring 2011 he completed an artist residency in the [...]
Guido Steenkamp, “Street” Fotograf aus Berlin
Paul Sullivan chats to Berlin street photographer Guido Steenkamp... Where were you born and what sparked your interest in photography? I grew up in a small town in West Germany, close to the Dutch border. I moved to Berlin about 12 years ago to start my first job. I began to take pictures more or less by accident when a friend gave a camera to me. Right from the beginning the darkroom was a kind of magical place for me: the moment you see the first contours of a picture on what was a piece [...]
