THE ‚RUMMELSBURGER BUCHT‘ IN BERLIN IS ONE OF THE LAST FREE SPACES OF THE CITY, A LOCAL RECREATION AREA FOR THE SURROUNDING QUARTERS. PEOPLE LIVING ON HOUSEBOATS AND AN OLD CARGO SHIP, THAT IS USED AS A MEETING POINT FOR CREATIVES AND CULTURAL INITIATIVES, ARE ANCHORING IN THE BAY. NOW THERE IS THE PLAN TO BUILD A HUGE THEME PARK, THAT IS LEAVING THE FATE OF THE PEOPLE LIVING AND WORKING IN THE BAY UNCERTAIN. CLICK TO SEE ALL PICS!
‘Each scene treasures its icons. And if we talk about Berlin’s techno scene, David Dorad is not only one of its most recognized and beloved figures, having starred the DJ culture since the beginnings. He can also bear witness to how Berlin—from the fall of the Wall until today—rose to be the capital of freedom and also the city of techno….’
Interview and podcast for WITNESS THIS
‘Shamsa’ is an old Bedouin word that translates into ‘the sun’. –“Being the first female DJ in Amman, there were no footsteps I could follow… toughest thing though was convincing my mother of the idea that I choose DJing as a career, especially in a culture that has yet to grasp the spectrum of this field of work.”
For the Berlin magazine TIP I visited the beekeeper Erika Mayr on the roof of the Kraftwerk Berlin in Kreuzberg, where she keeps beehives and harvests honey…
Have a look at the series: www.saskia-uppenkamp.com/portfolio/city-bees
