Lichtenberg Studios

Around 800 refugees from Syria, Iraq and Afganistan in Berlin are lodged since November 2015 in the former headquarters of the Stasi (Lichtenberg), the secret police of the Cold War East German government. A building that once inspired ‚fear‘ is being transformed into a place of ‚hope‘.
Surekha documented the building’s history and present conditions through its architecture, by capturing the corridors, curious fragments of the building and also by interacting with children involved in makting art.

One way conversations within Lichtenberg /
Ein-Wege-Kommunikation mit Lichtenberg

By dislocating the speaker and the listener from each other Sanne wants you to get a chance to listen to things you don’t usually hear or whisper things that you don’t usually get to say.

The interactive installation aims to attract the by passers to express themselves to each other and to the city.

Sanne took inspiration from the old over-ground pipes that run through Lichtenberg and moves water from construction sites, and using the same colour pink for the same reason – it makes people happier.