The project

Referring to the unofficial twinnings that reflect Berlin’s current immigrant population instead of the official equivalents of the city, the project explores the city’s long tradition of urban horticulture and reveals ideas of health in the widest sense: as balance and imbalance as well as on a societal and personal level, looking at how people navigate and share resources within a city.

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lunedì 17 ottobre 2011

We, inside Meridian Urban publication






Meridian I Urban. Curatorial Projects on Health presents five projects by international up-and-coming curators on the subject of “Health.” The projects artistically map the urban space of Berlin, using health-related motifs and identifying relationships between health and the lives of their visitors: they offer opportunities for alternative participation and identification. At various locations in Berlin, which can be regarded as especially interesting, conflict-ridden or significant for a healthy, urban life, they bring to light social, historical and cultural peculiarities. 

venerdì 7 ottobre 2011

Before the celebratory meal starts | Sept. 10

gayle's photograph

ute, our great chef!

meal flowers

preparing the dinner

syroup

the first people arriving

the colourful meal

noodles, courtesy dante busquets

pasta, courtesy dante busquets

flower cake, courtesy dante busquets

our talk

overview

tasting the food

let's start!

thank you to all the people who join us!

martedì 20 settembre 2011

Book Launch at HKW | Sept. 6

giulia giannola, gayle chong kwan, kirsten einfeldt

screening gayle chong kwan's assemblages

the audience

invisible twinning published by the green box

limited edition with inserts by artists gayle and giulia
See the book here: http://www.thegreenbox.net/en/books/invisible-twinning


All images: © Dante Busquets

giovedì 8 settembre 2011

Let's stay together at POG on Saturday at 7 pm


On Saturday September 10, there will be the closing reception of our project and we would really love to say thank you to all of you who join Invisible Twinning.
There will be a special meal performed by Gayle and some nice music during the evening. A really nice chance to stay together!

Join us here!

Bülowstrasse 68, at the Bülowbogen, you follow the U2 Bridge and arrive in the gardencolonie


http://www.wir-bleiben.de/impressum/

martedì 30 agosto 2011

Release of the book

We are delighted to announce the release of the book Invisible Twinning.

Book Launch: Tueday, 6 September, 6:30 pm at Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Café Global. The curator and artists will be present.

 

Published by The Green Box
Book design: Anja Lutz

Invisible Twinnig ist published as part of the program "Meridian Urban", Asia-Pacific-Weeks 2011 at the House of World Clultures in Berlin, 7–19 September, 2011.




40 pages, 24 colour illustrations
165 x 240 mm, softcover
English / German
ISBN 978-3-941644-29-8
Euro 12,—

venerdì 17 giugno 2011

48 Stunden Neukölln | Garten nr.3

Gayle Chong Kwan's, Potato, Collage, 2011
We have got card, paper, scissors and glue... join us and create your own ideal garden!

This weekend Invisible Twinning is attending 48 Stunden Neukölln and will create maquettes of ideal gardens. 
Everybody can partecipate! 
We are waiting for you!


Or do you have a secrete recipe to tell us? We will shot a video of you!

Hand in Hand, Rütlistr. 8, 12045 Berlin
Garden nr.3
Sa 18 Juni 14:00 — 20:00
So 19 Juni 12:00 — 18:00

program 2011 Hand in Hand

venerdì 27 maggio 2011

join us and make your ideal garden!

we wait for you here: Hand in Hand, Ossastr. 46, 12045 Berlin





48 Stunden Neukölln

Sa 18 Juni 14:00 — 20:00
So 19 Juni 12:00 — 18:00


An installation as part of the 'Invisible Twinning' project, which explores different garden projects (Community, Intercultural, Allotment) that mirror the multicultural existence and experience in Berlin. The installation includes a video of project participants explaining how to cook recipes from different countries, and focuses on Neukölln as an area of multiculturality by inviting visitor...s to contribute to the project as well as to alter a maquette of an 'ideal allotment garden' according to their own ideas.

Eine Dokumentation als Teil des ‘Invisible Twinning’ Projekts, das unterschiedliche Gartenprojekte (gemeinschaftlich, interkulturell, Kleingarten) erprobt, die das multikulturelle Leben sowie damit verbundene Erfahrungen in Berlin widerspiegeln. Die Dokumentation beinhaltet ein Video, in dem man von Projekt-Teilnehmern erfaehrt, wie man Rezepte aus verschiedenen Laendern zubereiten kann. Der Fokus liegt hierbei auf Neukoelln als ein Kiez/Zentrum des Multikulturalismus. Die Besucher werden dazu ermuntert, am Projekt aktiv mitzuwirken sowie ein Modell eines ‘idealen kga’ gemaess ihrer eigenen Vorstellungen umzugestalten.

48-stunden-neukoelln

mercoledì 22 dicembre 2010

Looking for a KGA - Part 4

Bezirksverband der Kleingärtner Schöneberg-Friedenau e.V. 
The office

Giulia waiting

The plan
People from Kleingärtner Schöneberg-Friedenau have been very kind and polite. They seemed to be very interested in our project and they said us: "We call you back!"
We are still waiting for their reply...

giovedì 16 dicembre 2010

It's easy? Just fill the form!

To get a KGA



First step: fill the form!
Second step: wait!
Third step: wait!
Fourth step: wait!
Fifth step: wait!
Sixth step: wait!  
Seventh step: wait! 
Eight step: wait!
Ninth: hope!
Tenth: pray!




venerdì 10 dicembre 2010

Looking for a KGA - Part 3

Bezirksverband der Kleingärtner e.V. Tempelhof

We are the first to arrive

Many allotments but unfortunately they are not for us

Giulia has an application to be filled in, however we do not have the right qualifications

Bye, bye Bezirksverband der Kleingärtner e.V. Tempelhof

giovedì 2 dicembre 2010

Looking for a KGA - Part 2

Bezirksverband der Gartenfreunde Berlin-Treptow e.V. plaque
Bezirksverband der Gartenfreunde Berlin-Treptow e.V. handmade articles in their waiting room
Happy people and pictures from Bezirksverband der Gartenfreunde Berlin-Treptow e.V. in their waiting room
Bezirksverband der Gartenfreunde Berlin-Treptow e.V. waiting room
Giulia waiting
Then we have been to Bezirksverband der Gartenfreunde Berlin-Treptow e.V.
No way to get a KGA if we do not have parents, husbands, relatives or friends that already have one. There is a list of hundreds of people waiting for a KGA. We would probably be number 301 or something. Even if Invisible Twinning is a short term project, there is no way to avoid the queue, to have a small allotment for few months and give it back soon. "No way, at all".