With delightful regularity, the Project Space Festival ushers in the summer. Now in its seventh edition, the program has stood the test of time: for one month, independent art spaces in the city show why Berlin is still a place of choice for those who want to exhibit art outside of the commercial scene. Five jury members jointly made their selection out of 79 submissions. The formats include readings, performances and screenings, while the exhibition venues are as diverse as the projects: Kleine Humboldtgalerie will play host to the Tieranatomisches Theater in Mitte, while Salve Berlin will be setting up in Goethepark. In addition to old acquaintances like Sonntag – the space that presents exhibitions and favorite cakes by various artists – newcomers will also be there.
Among them is the Cultural Workers Studio, which has been bringing together cultural workers from Ukraine since 2022. They will open the festival (01.06. from 18h) in the Flutgraben. Worth checking out too is the “Public Cinema” exhibition curated by Hendrike Nagel at Scherben, which starts next Monday. Another highlight is the performance on 25.06. at Tempelhofer Feld by Jens Pecho and Arkadij Koscheew, who were invited by CCCCCOMA as part of the “Couples” exhibition format. In it, a pair of lovers create an artwork and explore questions about collaborative work, intimacy and the private in public space. One thing is certain: every day there is something new to discover – so it’s best to mark your own highlights in the calendar now and get ready to spend a balmy summer evening walking through the city!
Text: Laura Storfner / Photos: Paula G. Vidal, PSF 2022; Joe Clark, PSF 2022; Julien Gremaud & Bureaucracy Studies, Lausanne
Project Space Festival Berlin
01–30.06.2023. You can find the full program here.
@projectspacefestival
@kleinehumboldtgalerie
@salve_berlin
@sonntag_berlin
@culturalworkers_studio
@scherben.scherben
@cccccoma_berlin
