Spätifunk[fenster] / RESIDENCY

besucht werden.
100m away from the installation.
The Dragonerareal is located directly at the U6 Mehringdamm station. From there it is
150 m to the container.
For directions to Berlin Spätis, please check out Instagram @spaetifunk.berlin
situation and minimize possible irritants. The exhibitions are in public space, so there will also be passers-by.
We wish to treat each other with consideration and solidarity. All information about the awareness concept can be found here https://www.urbanepraxis.berlin/awareness/
You can reach our awareness team of the practice week at the operating times under: +49 157 53 55 41 96 and on site at Mehringplatz 8 10969 Berlin.
Welcome to Spätifunk! This project explores the social meaning of Spätis – the popular 24/7 late-night shops associated with Berlin’s urban and cultural cityscape. We trace the origins of the Späti as a state late-night shop for night shift workers in East Germany and examine the complex interplay between migration history, business ownership and the adaptation strategies with which Späti owners move in the political and urban landscape of the city.
If you’re roaming the city between September 5th and 10th, 2023, you might come across our exhibitions in different formats – some in selected Späti windows and one at the Gecekondu at Kottbusser Tor, accessible 24/7. The exhibitions show a visual and auditory documentation of our conversations with Späti owners about their Späti purchase, experiences with the so-called Sunday rule, the ban on outdoor seating, gentrification, confrontations with the regulatory office and the everyday encounters of Späti with their neighborhood. The installations contain QR code that allows you to delve even deeper into the stories behind the images. These codes give you access to interviews with Späti owners who share their personal stories, formative experiences and thoughts with you. Whether you want to listen to the interviews or read the transcriptions is entirely up to you! Make yourself comfortable, grab your favorite snack and a refreshing drink and check out our Spätifunk exhibitions at various locations!
On September 8 between 1:30 and 3 p.m. we also invite you to a pop-up photo series and a short project presentation at the container right at the entrance of the Dragoon Area. We are looking forward to see you there!
For more information about the participating Spätis and the exhibition locations, please follow us on Instagram: @spaetifunk.berlin
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event location:
05.09. 19.00 – 20.00 Presentation
Gecekondu,Kottbusser Tor south side, corner Admiralstraße (opposite Cafe Südblock) ,10999 Berlin
05. – 10.09. 24/7
Gecekondu,Kottbusser Tor south side, corner Admiralstraße (opposite Cafe Südblock) ,10999 Berlin
08.09. 13.30 – 15.00 Presentation
Container at the entrance to the Dragonerareal, between the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg tax office and the LPG Biomarkt (mehringdamm 20)
05. – 10.09. 24/7
Berliner Spätis siehe Instagram @spaetifunk.berlin für genaue Standorte
Organization / Initiative:
Spätifunk in collaboration with:
Various Berlin Spätis
Gecekondu / Kotti & Co.
Dragonerareal / Rathausblock
Funded:
The PRAXISWOCHE is part of the initiative DRAUSSENSTADT, funded by the Berlin Project Fund Urban Practice and the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.