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Pilvi Takala, Worker’s Forum, 2015, video stills © the artist / n.b.k. Video-Forum
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Alexandra Pirici, Girl Folding a Handkerchief, 2021, video stills © the artist / n.b.k. Video-Forum
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Rirkrit Tiravanija, Untitled 2015 (MORGEN IST DIE FRAGE), 2015, exhibition view Frequently Asked Questions. Uferhallen 2023. Photo: © n.b.k. / Jens Ziehe
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Lena von Goedeke, Tipping Points, since 2021, exhibition view Frequently Asked Questions. Uferhallen 2023. Photo: © n.b.k. / Jens Ziehe
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Raul Walch, Heat Flags Panke, 2023, exhibition view Frequently Asked Questions. Uferhallen 2023. Photo: © n.b.k. / Jens Ziehe
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Christine Sun Kim, Thomas Mader, Bricky Fingers, 2023, installation on the Uferhallen site as part of Frequently Asked Questions. Uferhallen 2023. Photo: n.b.k. / Jens Ziehe
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Frequently Asked Questions – Screening Program with works from the n.b.k. Video-Forum © Photo: n.b.k. / Jens Ziehe
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Eli Cortiñas, Walls Have Feelings, 2019, video still © the artist / n.b.k. Video-Forum
Pilvi Takala, Worker’s Forum, 2015, video stills © the artist / n.b.k. Video-Forum
Alexandra Pirici, Girl Folding a Handkerchief, 2021, video stills © the artist / n.b.k. Video-Forum
Rirkrit Tiravanija, Untitled 2015 (MORGEN IST DIE FRAGE), 2015, exhibition view Frequently Asked Questions. Uferhallen 2023. Photo: © n.b.k. / Jens Ziehe
Lena von Goedeke, Tipping Points, since 2021, exhibition view Frequently Asked Questions. Uferhallen 2023. Photo: © n.b.k. / Jens Ziehe
Raul Walch, Heat Flags Panke, 2023, exhibition view Frequently Asked Questions. Uferhallen 2023. Photo: © n.b.k. / Jens Ziehe
Christine Sun Kim, Thomas Mader, Bricky Fingers, 2023, installation on the Uferhallen site as part of Frequently Asked Questions. Uferhallen 2023. Photo: n.b.k. / Jens Ziehe
Frequently Asked Questions – Screening Program with works from the n.b.k. Video-Forum © Photo: n.b.k. / Jens Ziehe
Eli Cortiñas, Walls Have Feelings, 2019, video still © the artist / n.b.k. Video-Forum
Pilvi Takala, Worker’s Forum, 2015, video stills © the artist / n.b.k. Video-Forum
Alexandra Pirici, Girl Folding a Handkerchief, 2021, video stills © the artist / n.b.k. Video-Forum
Frequently Asked Questions. Uferhallen 2023
Sep 15, 2023 – Sep 24, 2023
Artists: Stefan Alber, Elena Alonso Fernández, Quirin Bäumler, Ursula Biemann, Ilaria Biotti, Antje Blumenstein, Peter Böhnisch, Monica Bonvicini, Gauthier Cerf, Eli Cortiñas, Kajsa Dahlberg, Peter Dobroschke, Sven Drühl, Steffi Düsterhöft, Antje Ehmann, Annika Eriksson, Harun Farocki, Heiner Franzen, Claire Fontaine, Wolfgang Ganter, Lena von Goedeke, Harriet Groß, Tang Han, Vanessa Henn, Christian Henkel, Irwin, Alfredo Jaar, kennedy+swan, Christine Sun Kim & Thomas Mader, Peter Klare, Philipp Lachenmann, Werner Liebmann, Malonda, Jan Muche, Rainer Neumeier, So Young Park, Manfred Peckl, Alexandra Pirici, Mona Pourebrahim, Robert Prideaux, Oliver Ressler & Dario Azzellini, Tanja Rochelmeyer, Anike Joyce Sadiq & Laurie Young, Hansjörg Schneider, Florine Schüschke, Adnan Softić & Nina Softić, Pilvi Takala, Daniel M Thurau, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Raul Walch, Ria Wank, Klaus Weber, Norbert Witzgall, Zorka Wollny, Hamid Yaraghchi
Curators: Marius Babias and Anna Lena Seiser (n.b.k.), Isabelle Meiffert and Vincent Schier (performances and interventions), in cooperation with Uferhallen e.V.
Curatorial Assistance: Cilia Jonda, Susanne Mierzwiak
Opening hours: Thursday–Friday 5–9 pm / Saturday–Sunday 12–8 pm
Frequently Asked Questions. Uferhallen 2023 – exhibition documentation (video, 3:09 min)
The Uferhallen are a major venue for the production and presentation of art and culture in Berlin, comprising art studios, dance and rehearsal spaces, sound studios, a concert hall, exhibition hall, workshops, restaurants, and versatile event spaces. Over 150 cultural practitioners live and work at the complex, which attracts several hundred visitors daily, making it a central hub for cultural dialogue and an integral part of Berlin’s cultural scene and urban life. Despite years of struggle to safeguard the Uferhallen’s existence, this vibrant site remains at risk due to the ongoing processes of displacement and gentrification that are affecting both the neighborhood and the entire city. After renewed protests and negotiations between the Berlin Senate and the owners, a solution is emerging to preserve this cultural location, although its future remains uncertain.
Building on n.b.k.’s longstanding commitment to uphold the Uferhallen and marking a highlight of Berlin Art Week, n.b.k. and Uferhallen e. V. together with curators Isabelle Meiffert and Vincent Schier are orchestrating an extensive exhibition and event program, which will take place across this former industrial site, encompassing both its outdoor areas and inside halls and studios.
A screening program featuring works from the n.b.k. Video-Forum explores themes of labor, commodification, and migration. Meanwhile, site-specific installations at the entrance gates and inside the large hall set the stage for the overall project, titled Frequently Asked Questions. Curated by Isabelle Meiffert and Vincent Schier, the performances and interventions look at coexistence from local and global perspectives, examining uncertainties and liminal states that affect human and non-human communities now and in the future. Acute challenges, such as the sell-out of the city are addressed, along with the influence of changing climatic conditions on how humans coexist on a global scale.
An exhibition organized for Uferhallen e.V. by Elena Alonso Fernández and Mona Pourebrahim takes up the project title to deal specifically with the Uferhallen’s future. Their exhibition focuses on the current state of negotiations between the owners of the complex and the Berlin Senate and brings together the many voices of its resident artists.
Thematic tours of the Uferhallen and the surrounding neighborhood round out the program. During the weekend of September 16 and 17, a neighborhood festival and a diverse lineup of daytime activities, such as music, discussions, and open studios, invite visitors to fully experience and engage with the site.
September 14, 2023
6 pm
Opening
6:30 pm
Performance by Geigerzähler
A contribution to Zorka Wollny’s Evictions Songs
7 pm
Words of Welcome
7:15 pm
Why? Guided tour through the exhibitions with Alec Ross
In English
8:30 pm
Arnold Dreyblatt & The Orchestra of Excited Strings
Concert by Arnold Dreyblatt, Konrad Sprenger, Oren Ambarchi, Joachim Schütz
September 14–17 and 21–24, 2023
Thu–Fri 5–9 pm, Sat–Sun 12–8 pm
Frequently Asked Questions – Screening-Programm
Works from the n.b.k. Video-Forum
With works by Dario Azzellini & Oliver Ressler, Ursula Biemann, Eli Cortiñas, Kajsa Dahlberg, Annika Eriksson, Antje Ehmann und Eva Stotz, Harun Farocki, Alexandra Pirici, Adnan Softić & Nina Softić, Pilvi Takala
Find the detailed program here
September 15, 2023
5:30 pm
Panel discussion: Welche Räume braucht die Kunst?
With Sarah Wedl-Wilson (Permanent Secretary for Culture, Berlin Senate), Prof. Dr. Tatjana Schneider (Head of the Institute for History and Theory of Architecture and the City (GTAS), TU Braunschweig), Peter Dobroschke (artist, board member Uferhallen e. V.), moderated by Tobias Timm (DIE ZEIT)
In German
September 16 and 17, 2023
12–8 pm
Open Studios
With Elena Alonso Fernández, Tim Anadere, Quirin Bäumler, Sandra E. Blatterer, Antje Blumenstein, Ilaria Biotti, Peter Böhnisch, Gauthier Cerf, Peter Dobroschke, Steffi Düsterhöft, Heiner Franzen, Jelena Fuzinato, Matthias Galvez, Wolfgang Ganter, Harriet Groß, Christian Henkel, Yael Graetz, Irwin, IOCOSE, Anne Jungjohann, Philipp Lachenmann, Ricard Larsson, Werner Liebmann, Lage der Fiktion (Tatjana Doll, Lou Hoyer, Sarah Pschorn, Betti Scholz, Winnie Seifert, Moritz Stumm, Hannes Uhlenhaut, kuratiert von Bettina Scholz & Susanne Zeile), Peter Klare, David Moses, Jan Muche, Rainer Neumeier, Manfred Peckl, Kristian Pettersen, Mona Pourebrahim, Isabell Rehm, Nicole Sauerbrey, Hansjörg Schneider, Kerim Seiler, Gregoire Simons, Dasniya Sommer, Studio dB, Ralf Tekaat, Daniel M Thurau, Friedemann von Stockhausen, Ria Wank, Vincent Wenzel, Lars Wiedemann, Norbert Witzgall, Hamid Yaraghchi
September 16, 2023
12–3 pm
Terrene by Sílvia Noronha: How are we connected to the ground we’re walking on?
Interactive performance / Play-action with soil
From 4 to 99 years old. All required materials will be provided. Participants are welcome to join at any time during the activity.
All languages are welcome.
3 pm (also on September 23, 2023)
Screening & Walk with Tang Han: Staying with Ginkgo?
Please register at office@uferhallen-ev.de
In English
4 pm (also September 23 at 5 pm)
Why? Guided tour through the exhibitions with Alec Ross
In English
6 pm
Performance by MALONDA, Keyboard: Bijan Azadian
September 17, 2023
12–2 pm
Concert by the BVG-Orchester
from 2 pm
Community picnic
4 pm
Reading: Cittipunkt Reader: Authorship?
In German
6–7:30 pm
DJ-Set by Permanent Clock: Ist der Wedding gekommen?
September 22, 2023
5–6 pm
Guided Tour: Noch jemand zugestiegen? Zur Architektur- und Baugeschichte des Uferhallen-Geländes
With Hansjörg Schneider (artist, board member Uferhallen e. V.)
In German
6 pm
Artist Talk Hybrid Reality?
With Heiner Franzen and Vincent Schier
Please register at office@uferhallen-ev.de
In deutscher Sprache
September 23, 2023
12–4 pm
Children’s program by Labyrinth Kindermuseum Berlin: Ist das ‘ne Qualle oder schwimmt da eine Plastiktüte?
In German
3 pm
Screening & Walk with Tang Han: Staying with Ginkgo?
Please register at office@uferhallen-ev.de
In English
5 pm
Why? Guided tour through the exhibitions with Alec Ross
In English
September 24, 2023
4 pm
Artist Talk New Heat, New Colors?
Lena von Goedeke and Raul Walch with Isabelle Meiffert
In German
6 pm
A neighborhood walk following the traces of privatization
Florine Schüschke with Heiner Franzen
Please register at office@uferhallen-ev.de
In German
6:30–8 pm
DJ-Set by Rasmus Bell
Please find additional information on the program, the Uferhallen site and the individual meeting points of each event in the exhibition flyer.
