Global interactive social-art project celebrating diversity and bringing people together. Images were captured digitally using an electronic microscope camera.
10/21/2023
War. Pandemic. Politics. Grief. Religion. Power. Hate. Love. Borders.
I keep waiting for a calm time to begin connecting with family, friends, acquaintances. I realize now that the world is spinning so fast, there will never be the pause I hoped for.
Facebook was once a place for me to connect, but life these past few years hasn’t quite allowed the time. But I think of you all often, actually.
So, my plan now is to write; not sure which platform or format. But I begin here on this day and will move backwards in time.
I currently live in Berlin, Germany in the district of Neukölln. Look it up and you’ll see what’s going on here now - the fallout of the Israel-Hamas violence.
My gallery - LiTE-HAUS - is located on a quiet street in Rixdorf. A part of Neukölln with quaint architecture, cobblestones, and a large immigrant population - including Palestinians. I realize I’m in a position to share factual and current details to friends back in the USA, who aren’t sure what to believe these days.
Germany finds itself in a very awkward position in this conflict. And it’s expressing that in the streets of Neukölln.
If anyone saw news about the banned protests here, and the subsequent arrests, or wonder about what posts are true or false in this time of disinformation - I can tell you what’s really happening in Berlin. We live two blocks away from Sonnenallee where at this moment the Polizei & protestors are about to again clash.
I’ll start writing properly tomorrow, and link you to whatever platform I decide.
Meanwhile, you can see some of what my husband and I do for artists here in Berlin on the LiTE-HAUS website at www.lite-haus.net or the art project www.theiloveyouproject.net.
I wish you all a peaceful weekend. Looking forward to sharing.
LiTE-HAUS is a Berlin gallery and project space celebrating diversity. Exhibitions of contemporary art by emerging artists from Berlin and beyond.
