Kreuzberg is a borough in Berlin, this piece by Kirsten Pieroth is called “Kreuzberger Pfütze“.
“Kreuzberger Pfütze” is the title of a piece by Pieroth exhibited in the basement of Sparwasser HQ. Pfütze” means puddle; Sparwasser means “spared water.” The title describes the project: Pieroth has moved a puddle from Kreuzberg to Sparwasser HQ, thereby removing the puddle from its original spatial context. The transferred puddle is, in its fluidity, a signifier of endless reshaping.
Solebox, a Berlin sneaker store, will release its version of the Asics Gel Lyte III this Saturday. This is one of the most anticipated sneaker releases this year, there will be only 250 pairs available worldwide. It is even becoming that crazy, that they even made a small commercial for it. A Dutch advertising agency called Habbekrats Reclame produced it. You can find more info and some making of pictures at Endorsed.
So what’s so special about this sneaker? Well, some parts change color when the are exposed to sun light. Of course the limited numbers and that it is designed by Solebox are part of the whole hype.
This is probably an unofficial music video for Bergwein by Efdemin, but worth to watch and listen to. If you liked this one, you’ll probably want to hear Spark by Lawrence too. Both release their music on Dial, which is having a Dial Records Night on August 29th at the Panorama Bar in Berlin.
Maybe you have noticed, I’m quite a big fan of Joy Division. This video for Disorder was cut together from scenes from the movie ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’. Excellent work!
So today is my last day at work, almost everything is done …
This time I’ll only have a fews off, till I start my new job at Plantage Berlin.
So I’m finally back from good old Belgium. We almost had a private flight back to Berlin, there were only 14 passengers in total. It was quite bumpy due to some thunderstorms over Germany, it was still 29° C when we walked over the tarmac of Tempelhof International. Maybe it was my last flight from Tempelhof, they plan to close it by October 31st 2008. A big mistake! It’s the best airport I know.
I also visited Hasselt where I saw ‘Bridge’ by Michael Cross at Z33.
The Bridge is a series of steps which rise up out of the water in front of you as you walk from one to the next, and then disappear back underneath behind you as you go, leaving you stranded with only one step visible in front of you, and one behind. The bridge ends in the middle of the water, where you find yourself totally isolated and cut off from the shore. You return the way you came. The mixed feelings of peace, isolation, relaxation and fear that the piece elicits are powerful. The project is on-going will ultimately lead to a permanent installation in a lake.
This is probably one of the weirdest art performances I have ever seen: Land Reform carousel.
Eight BMWs, the sponsor of the bb05, drive in a slow perfect circle on one of the lots of Skulpturenpark in Berlin. “This Land Is Your Land” plays on their radios. From outside, the song is heard as a melodic and muffled chorus. The circling cars create an image recalling a shiny auto display, a western wagon train, or an amusement carousel. Every few rounds the cars stop to pick-up and drop-off anyone who wants to go on its circular ride.
In Landreform, the banality of economic determinism drives in a circle around itself upon a ground which will soon be developed with luxury condos and office buildings. People are asked to join the ride. As sung by Guthrie, the land of Skulpturenpark is made for you and me.
Tonight was the opening DMY 2008, an annual design show in Berlin. Thanks to my buddy Watson I had the chance to go to the press preview of the DMY Youngsters exhibition. There were a lot of interesting and nice designs, so I start off with Mesdames Plissées by Petra Wüstling. There are 3 different models of the light object, you could describe it as a plissée skirt lampshade. The different layers and folds make it really interesting.
