In the summer of 2023, the first issue of Delfi was published — a magazine for new literature. Since then, editors Miryam Schellbach, Hengameh Yaghoobifarah, Enrico Ippolito, and Fatma Aydemir have brought together contemporary voices in prose, drama, poetry, essays, and comics, in both German and international contexts. Each biannual issue revolves around a central theme. This Wednesday (02.07.2025), they invite you to an evening of readings to celebrate the fourth issue. The latest edition explores the concept of play — the joy of constructing and destroying worlds, a drive shared by writers across genres and geographies. Can we trust authors? Or do the most reliable narrators set subtle traps that pull us deeper into the story, holding us captive until the very last page? On the forecourt of the Berlinische Galerie, contributors Jayrôme C. Robinet, Sandra Gugić, and Stefanie De Velasco will read from their texts and discuss their work together.
All three writers are known for seeking out new paths and imagined worlds in their storytelling. Jayrôme C. Robinet and Stefanie De Velasco explore alternative ideas of family and gender. Robinet’s novel Sonne in Scherben traces these themes through a personal lens, while De Velasco’s Das Gras auf unserer Seite raises the question of what motherhood can mean today. The reading is part of the BG Summer Festival, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Berlinische Galerie. Through September, the museum’s forecourt transforms into a public garden of encounters. Designed by the landscape architecture collective atelier le balto, this living sculpture becomes a stage for performances, concerts, and readings throughout the season.
Text: Laura Storfner / Photos: URSUS, Eden Jetschmann, Thi Thuy Nhi Tran
BG Garten, Alte Jakobstr.124-128, 10969 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Spiel – An Evening with Delfi: Magazine for New Literature 02.07.2025 19–22h. Entry is free.
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