23 June 18, 12–4 pm

Address: Forecourt of the city hall Neukölln, Karl-Marx-Str. 83, 12043 Berlin-Neukölln

Free admission

In German

Art and urban changes are intertwined in various ways. In many cases it is all about recurring mechanisms–also known as loops. GIFs are moving images that function just like a loop.

In cooperation with Young Arts Neukölln and KW Institute for Contemporary Art, the filmmaker Anna Caroline Arndt creates together with children and teens live GIFs in Neukölln’s neighborhood while asking “Can we interrupt these cycles, stop them, transform them into new paths?“ The workshop marks the beginning for the REALTY summer academy, which will take place in cooperation with KW in July 2018 and deals with the topics of art and urban changes cinematically.

Anna Caroline Arndt (*1984 in Berlin) is a director and realized numerous projects in the field of feature-, experimental- and documentary film that were screened and awarded at international festivals like the Reykjavík International Film Festival, Tirana International Film Festival and Filmwoche Duisburg (DE). Arndt leads workshops and lectures with young people in different educational contexts.

The workshop takes place within the framework of the festival 48 Stunden Neukölln: New Realness.

In collaboration with Young Arts Neukölln

Part of project: REALTY

The project REALTY focused on the role of contemporary art in recent histories of gentrification. These days, it seems one artist, one venue, one model after another is being unmasked as being part of the problem. But we will not be discussing art’s shortcomings yet again. Instead, REALTY asked how art’s international playing field can be put to better use. It insisted on moving beyond critique, and towards an attempt at productive models, however vague or naive. The KW leg of REALTY kicked off in October 2017, with a series of public lectures, workshops, and screenings. The project was conceived by Tirdad Zolghadr, KW’s Associate Curator, and commissioned by KW and Sommerakademie Paul Klee Bern.

Overview 

2017–2022