"soundmap" komplex650

venue: ohrenhoch - der Geräuschladen   

Fri 19:00 — 23:59
Sat 14:00 — 23:59
Sun 14:00 — 19:00

On the occasion of Neukölln’s 650th anniversary, once each week from February to December 2010, the ohrenhoch-Kids undertake acoustic rambles - field recording excursions with a tape across the pulsating north of Berlin-Neukölln.
The ohrenhoch-Kids stage and install these Neukölln tape excursions as a special, detailled "soundmap" in the „ohrenhoch“.
As a "work in progress" these field recording expeditions are carried on continually and presented at the „ohrenhoch“ in three stages:
At the 48 Stunden Neukölln in June, at NachtundNebel in November, and at the Adventsparcours in December 2010.
This undertaking of the ohrenhoch-Kids is of revolutionary momentousness as an urban experiment for the 21st century.

Internet: http://www.ohrenhoch.org

A Dress for the “kunstauto”

venue: Altes Museum Neukölln   

Fri 19:00 — 22:00
Sat 14:00 — 22:00
Sun 14:00 — 19:00

To mark the anniversary of the establishment of Rixdorf, the “kunstauto“ would like to bring a German birthday tradition into the celebrations.
For the occasion, the car will be covered in a special party dress made from old vinyl tablecloths with textural flowers. In the process, the car's shape is abstracted and perceived in a different way. The sweetness of the flower patterns provides a stark contrast to this abstraction. Individual flowers will be cut out where the windows are; at night the car's interior will be illuminated, and the space where art is presented therein visible. A small, precious porcelain setting for a birthday serving of coffee, made in 1920 can be viewed therein. The coffee service was made in the year that the district was incorporated into the city of Berlin.

blaupausen

venue: Kunstraum (b)spielt   

Fri 19:00 — 22:00
Sat 14:00 — 22:00
Sun 14:00 — 19:00

Paintings, graphics and a reading by Dennis Jeschke and Berno Hellmann, accompanied therapeutically by Edeltraut P. and Tara O'Hara.

Depot Of Childhood Memories

venue: RIXPACK Hostel Neukölln   

Fri 19:00 — 23:00
Sat 12:00 — 23:00
Sun 12:00 — 19:00

Installation by Josina von der Linden.
An empty shelf in a cellar holds memories. For a brief moment, slide projections of long forgotten items from children’s days flash up. Handicraft works, old toys and everyday objects revive the whole cosmos of childhood.

DIE RIXE

venue: Passage   

Fri 19:00 — Sun 19:00

A worm meanders through the “Passage Neukölln“.May I introduce “RIXE“: she is 650 years old and just as long.

She won't forget the 650-year anniversary of Rixdorf's first mention in records because it is also her birthday. She knows every single corner of this area and lived to see a lot over the last 650 years. Will she share her experiences?
Rixe is also very interested in culture and this motivated her to lay some eggs in the Passage. Who'll find them?

2010 MEYLENSTEIN (Tanja Meyle)

Echo:Space

venue: kunstraum t27   

Fri 19:00 — 24:00
Sat 14:00 — 24:00
Sun 14:00 — 19:00

This exhibition brings together works of art that deal with how memory negotiates and helps to overcome the past. Silhouette fragments of everyday images linger, leaving visual impressions that are constantly in flux: recognition becomes impossible. Afterimages remain in our synapses, evoking past thoughts and emotions. Thousand-year-old pine trees in Japan become heaps of collective memories. Documentation of clearing out a flat makes recollection and family history tangible.

Internet: http://www.kunstraumt27.de

Eenie meenie miney moe...

venue: Café Selig   

Fri 19:00 — 22:00
Sat 10:00 — 22:00
Sun 10:00 — 19:00

Childhood memories on gelatin-silver prints.
Fabian Schülbe presents black and white photograhs - memories of days gone by.

Eleonore Prochaska

venue: Eleonore Prochaska. Großfächenplakat   

Fri 19:00 — Sun 19:00

venue: Eleonore Prochaska. Wohnung   

Fri 19:00 — Sun 19:00

Eleonore is here - Ring at Prochaska's! A multimedia art project by Beate Klompmaker.
225 years ago, Eleonore Prochaska was born. Her family originated in Böhmisch-Rixdorf. During the wars of independence against Napoleon, she joined Lützow's Freicorps disguised as a man. She was heavily wounded in battle and subsequently died. A patriotic freedom fighter, she was admired as the "Prussian Jeanne d'Arc".

In addition to a sound installation at Kirchgasse 60, stations of the changing identity of the graceful Eleonore Prochaska can be seen in form of photographic potraits on advertising media in Neukölln, Köln and our Czech partner city. From 25.6 to 20.9 2010

Internet: http://www.EleonoreProchaska.de

Festive Anniversary Concert celebrating 650 years of Rixdorf/Neukölln

venue: Richardplatz  

Fri 19:00 — 22:00

Various ensembles take us through 650 years of Rixdorf/Neukölln – open-air and for free!

Starting off with Medieval Music around the founding year of 1360, we will travel through time: Bohemian Brass and the oldest trombone circle in Germany pay tribute to the Bohemian Brethren who came here in the 1800s, the Zentralkapelle Berlin will remind us of the Rixdorf entertainment tradition around 1900, the music of the proletarian movement in Neukölln will come to life through a Schalmeienorchester, Brasstastix plays the Big Band Sound of the allied forces airlift, a Mehter band will represent Turkish traditions and the jazzy world music of New Cölln Brass will bring us back to the colourful present of Neukölln.

Gedenkraum - Kinderzimmer

venue: St. Thomas Friedhof / Warteraum   

Fri 19:00 — 20:30
Sat 14:00 — 20:30
Sun 14:00 — 18:00

Many cemeteries in Berlin have separate sections for stillborn childs and premature births. Those graves are colorfully arranged by the parents and individualized with toys or self-made tombstones.
Inspired by those memorials, the waiting room of St. Thomas will be a memorial installation for parents and their dead children.

This installation is a collaborative project by artist Anja Sommer and stage designer Konrad Schaller. You can find more works by Anja Sommer dealing with the subject of child death here: www.postmortem-wenn-ein-kind-stirbt.de

Good and Bad Memories in Neukölln

venue: Altes Museum Neukölln   

Fri 19:00 — Sun 19:00

Residents and visitors to the Ganghoferkiez neighbourhood collected their urban memories and recorded them in a video.
Pupils from the 5a of the Richard-Grundschule were involved in this project.

They were guided by two artists, Nanna Lüth and Barbara Loreck, and provided with financial support from the Quartiersmanagements Ganghoferstraße.

Horizons

venue: Altes Museum Neukölln   

Fri 19:00 — Sun 19:00

Is there only one horizon? Or do lots of people have lots of horizons, depending on his or her perspective? This exhibition concentrates on the themes of urbanity and memory.

Remembering and Forgetting

venue: bauhütte 16  

Fri 19:00 — 22:00
Sat 13:00 — 22:00
Sun 13:00 — 19:00

Memories and messages on cemetery walls in Neukölln and Kreuzberg. A photo exhibition about impressions of remembering and forgetting.

Remembering...

venue: Altes Museum Neukölln   

Fri 19:00 — Sun 19:00

A sound installation drawing attention to 48 forgotten or overlooked sites in Neukölln; some are real locations, some reflect personal memories, or oral histories. Guided by the artist Franz John, pupils at the Evangelischen Schule Neukölln have collected these stories and made them audible. Functioning as a web of rumours, an ever-changing "sound tapestry" of oral history about the area evolves...

Internet: http://www.f-john.de/sich-erinnern

REMEMBER_BE MEMBER – key moments

venue: Ida Nowhere   

Fri 19:00 — Sun 19:00

Imagine you enter a new museum and all rooms are empty. You can fill them! The museum is providing the basis, your stories may become the content. museeon is inviting you to the key moments of your new museum:

Friday 7pm – activating memories
Saturday 7pm – celebrating memories
Sunday 6.30pm - 7pm – letting go the memories

Food and drinks will be provided at all times.

Internet: http://www.museeon.de

Smoke Signals

venue: arm und sexy - Edeltrödel und Kunst   

Fri 19:00 — 24:00
Sat 12:00 — 24:00
Sun 12:00 — 19:00

An installation by Claudia Simon.
Analogue relics, lost communication and media concepts commemorating the time before the Digital Revolution: When we were young, we hit the keys of our typewriters with black or white fingertips due to carbon paper or whiteout while listening to mixtapes that took hours to tape-record in realtime, but we did it happily. Dates and appointments weren’t optional then, and we were available only when home ... A quite forgotten world that disappeared only a couple of years ago - now evoking nostalgic sensations in its contemporaries while being hard to imagine for those who came later.

Internet: http://arm-und-sexy.de/kunst.html

The Forgotten Ones...

venue: Broschek   

Fri 19:00 — 01:00
Sat 15:00 — 01:00
Sun 12:00 — 19:00

...and yet they were so important once for their hometown and their neighbourhoods.

Photography by Anne Sell

"The persons in these 10 portraits were kids during WW2 and thus witnessed the destruction and rebuilding of their neighbourhoods. All of them have experienced situations we would not dare to imagine today. And yet they are forgotten... overlooked in the streets, disregarded on the bus, and no one calls on them at the old people's home. They are simply fading out of our vision. But who are they, and what do they remember? I want to tell their stories in my portraits."

urban memories

venue: Altes Museum Neukölln   

Fri 19:00 — Sun 19:00

To mark this year's 650th anniversary of the founding of Neukölln, this exhibition focusses on the notion of urban memory. Six artists, all from different countries, have come up with participatory and performative projects involving local children, young adults and others who will directly interact with visitors to the show. The title highlights the fact that the area's history consists of numerous histories, from different perspectives, reflecting those of Neukölln's multicultural population.
Featuring: Jean-Ulrick Désert (HAI), Prinz Gholam (D, LBN), Rosa Mesa (E), Judith Siegmund (D), Sençer Vardarman (TRK) and Simone Zaugg (CH).
Art agent: Nanna Lüth (D).
Curator: María Linares

Water under the Bridge

venue: Hobrecht 26  

Fri 19:00 — Sun 19:00

... or what lingers? This “decentralised” series of photographs was taken in the Reuterkiez area of Neukölln. How do you remember a particular feeling? How do you forget it?

What was, what is, what lingers

venue: Strahler-Raum für Fotografie   

Fri 19:00 — 24:00
Sat 15:00 — 24:00
Sun 15:00 — 19:00

Two women from the same village meet again, making the lasting effects of the past on each evident.
Neumann shows “what is“- the house where her deccased grandfather lived. Next to it are family portraits. She details the powerlessness brought on by confronting the transient nature of life. At that moment, what someone does has no implications for the deceased. How did this begin? What lingers? Where shall I go?
Parlow shows “The Gardener's Silence“ and“How to Deal with Stories set before I existed?“
Inside, they've continued to grow. Desire, hunger, tainted love. She took care of her plants and photographed them to translate the past into the present, to make peace.

Youth Culture in Neukölln

venue: Picaldi Store - Schaufenster   

Fri 19:00 — Sun 19:00

Three large paintings by Ursula Dietz dealing with past and present day youth culture will appear in shop windows of the Picaldi shop. Historic squares and streets are barely recognisable today; they form backgrounds in the form of large-scale postcards. Placing different epochs in Neukölln's history together in this manner is intended to provide insights into the role of youth culture in society.

Internet: http://www.ursula-dietz.eu/48h_2010

What is a Civilized Man?

venue: A.U.Headquarter, Afrikanischer Buchladen   

Fri 20:20 — 23:30
Sat 18:30 — 24:00

"CIVILISATION

They found me in a state of languorous waking
in my bamboo hut
they found me
clad in bark and fur
with my spouting
with my gales of laughter
Isn't he primitive!...
Let's civilise him!...
So they washed my head
with their chatty books
innoculated my blood
with frugality
alcoholism
prostitution
incest
fratricidal politics
Hurraaah
finally
acomplished
a civilised gentleman!"

What is a civilized human being? Dealing with the theme of "Remembering” by looking at the colonial history of the area as well as the history of Africans in Neukölln...

Internet: http://www.a-u-headquarter.de

Remembering: Short Films Galore!

venue: Passage-Kino  

Fri 23:00
Fee: 2 €

Lots and lots of short films.
Remembering shapes our realities; memories are moments that can be captured on film.
Remembering! A night of film screenings featuring a very varied film programme.

Faces of Neukölln

venue: Neukölln Arcaden   

Fri 19:00 — 22:00
Sat 08:00 — 22:00
Sun 08:00 — 19:00

Throughout the times the area of Neukölln has been an interesting place where many celebrities lived. But what is the connection of Joseph Beuys or Dagobert with Neukölln? You will find out the answers to these questions and more in our exhibition. Matching a person with his or her showcase will give you a chance to win a prize!

Theater Zentrifuge - Last Round Up

venue: Berliner Stadtmission, Ev. Kirche   

Sat 16:00
Duration: 80 Min.

A play about getting old, about gradual memory loss and life with dementia. The actors are all between 60-70 yeras old. They juggle and clown about while presenting scenes with biographical, literary and choreographed elements.

Knop und Franke Texts

venue: kunstraum t27   

Fri 20:45 — 21:45
Sat 16:15 — 17:15
Sat 20:45 — 21:45

The Summer of 45. We travelled in a T27 from Hermannplatz to the Müggelspree. It was hot and we thought of Heinz Buschkowsky. He knew nothing about it.
The city had already stopped bleeding. Midnight came and we knew nothing of love. Morning dawned along the river with slag from brown sand and young twigs.
You, too far for a kiss, a night, a morning after passion. Your body's desire remains with you and in the shrubs along the Landwehrkanal, a bit of blue chewing gum paper.

Internet: http://www.texteundtoene.de

Hommage to Frau Isert - Alottment No. 15

venue: Kleingartenanlage Hand in Hand  

Sat 17:00
Duration: 15 Min.

Frau Isert is 74 years old, the same age as her allotment garden colony, “Hand in Hand“. She has inherited her garden from her mother. It reminds her of her childhood, the post-war era and of the period when Neukölln was part of West Berlin. This 15-minute long video documentation of "Hand in Hand“ will be presented in Frau Isert's allotment.

Liverpool Street - Von Neukölln nach London 1939

venue: Kirche St. Richard   

Sat 20:00 — 21:00

Lesung aus einem preisgekrönten Jugendroman.
Die 11-jährige Neuköllnerin Ziska reist Anfang 1939 mit einem jüdischen Kindertransport nach England. Auf sie warten eine fremde Familie, eine fremde Sprache, Heimweh und Ungewissheit - aber auch das Abenteuer ihres Lebens, und sieben Jahre später eine schwere Entscheidung.

The Neukoelln Museum in Britz

venue: Neukölln Arcaden   

Fri 19:00 — 22:00
Sat 08:00 — 22:00
Sun 08:00 — 19:00

The Neukoelln Museum in"Gutshof Britz".

An exhibition of documentation undertaken by Neukölln's Mobile Museum of the over 600-year history of this manor house and the museum's new concept since relocating nearly a year ago.

Internet: http://www.museum-neukoelln.de

650 meters neukölln/ ...'/' ...'/' ...'/' ...'/' ...'/' hint of recollection/

venue: Einflugschneise Neukölln   

Fri 19:00 — 22:00
Sat 10:00 — 22:00
Sun 10:00 — 19:00

/
intervention in 7 stations/
/
andreas brückner/ 2010/
/
hint of recollection/
jerusalem/
crown of thorns/
ashes to ashes/
un/forgotten/
blackout/
follow me/
/
the approach lighting system of tempelhof airport begins on the rooftop of a rear building in hermannstraße and ends at the threshold of runway 27L
/
on the 30th of october 2008 the airport was closed forever/
for the collective good
/
the distance between the first approach lighting on hermannstr. 177 and the threshold of the runway is exactly 650 meters
/

Internet: http://www.650-meter-neukölln.de

World Citizens - 650 Years of Neukölln World History/ies

venue: Galerie im Saalbau  

Fri 19:00 — 22:00
Sat 10:00 — 24:00
Sun 10:00 — 19:00

The multicultural hotspot in Berlin, Neukölln, was once known as Rixdorf; in 2010, the area celebrates its 650th anniversary. This project investigates the stories of some of the district's inhabitants, which includes people from 160 different countries, who tell their own stories. What becomes evident in the process is how many perspectives there are to world history/ies.

Logbook Readings - VHS Neukölln

venue: Anlegestelle Wildenbruchbrücke  

Sun 11:00 — 14:00

The VHS's (college for continuing education) writers' workshop offered a year-long course dedicated to “writing in cafés“, reading text dealing with boat rides. People taking a boat's tour of Berlin: what are they looking for here? A break? Inspiration? An encounter? Memories? What do they end up finding? What do they see? 11 authors focus on potential passengers, telling their stories.

Arriving in unknown regions

venue: Ev.-reformierte Bethlehemsgemeinde   

Fri 19:00 — 22:00
Sat 11:00 — 21:00
Sun 12:00 — 19:00

Valia Carvalho, born in Bolivia, a graduate of of performing arts and international laureate, shows works depicting her way into unkown regions.

Project Richard

venue: Altes Museum Neukölln   

Fri 19:00 — 22:00
Sat 14:00 — 22:00
Sun 13:00 — 19:00

Not too long ago, a spectacular discovery was made in Rixdorf, arousing the attentions of both scientists and politicians.
A now-forgotten civilisation appears to have lived here around 6 centuries ago in a microcosm, a small clan of around 80 individuals who maintained their distance from outside influences.
Time has stood still there for 650 years.
Anthropologists, ethnographers and numerous other experts from the most diverse disciplines, as well as politicians are now in search of a way to integrate this group into present day Neukölln.
There are a number of ideas of how to best solve this dilemma...

A Fashion Show Walk through 650 Years of History.

venue: Gustav Schöne OHG   

Sat 19:00 — 19:30
Sun 14:00 — 14:30

This fashion show of historical costumes takes you through the history of the village of Rixdorf, presented in short theatrical scenes.
Starting in the 13th century, the show continues through the period of the German Empire and post-war Neukölln to the city of contemporary fashion that it is today.

Logbook Readings - Part 2

venue: Anlegestelle Wildenbruchbrücke  

Sun 14:00 — 19:00

Varios Authors read exciting textes, some of them in Spanish or with background music.

14:00: Arno Orzessek
15:00: Julia de Boor
16:00: Antonio Tubía & Sabine Heron (Spanish & German)
17:00: Andreas Pischner
18:00: Alain Jadot und Tom de Toys, musikalische Einlagen von Marcus Klische

Once upon a time there was... (an installation under the roof top)

venue: Neuköllner Leuchtturm   

Fri 19:00 — 22:00
Sat 14:00 — 24:00
Sun 14:00 — 19:00

Once upon a time there was a house
with a room right under its roof
where objects were floating
like in thoughts or in dreams
telling how things were long ago.

Memory Lapses

venue: Die Frühperle   

Fri 19:00 — 03:00
Sat 15:00 — 03:00
Sun 15:00 — 19:00

When I try to access memories, they escape from me, into myself.
Memory dissolves borders, inducing reflection, bounding between dreams and reality, desires and fears, certainty and doubt.
What remains is chockfull of emotion, metamorphising, a short version of episodes one thinks one experienced. What can be considered to be truth or reality lies in an individual's way of dealing with different memories?