‘Balconies, life, art’: Berlin's shut-in artists show their work

‘Balconies, life, art’: Berlin's shut-in artists show their work
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An art installation, part of the "Balconies, Life, Art, Pandemic, and Proximity" exhibition is seen in Berlin on April 12, 2020, amid a new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Over 30 artists are taking part in the two-day exhibition which calls on "the artistic community living in [Berlin's district of] Prenzlauer Berg to activate / exhibit / inhabit / their windows and balconies on Easter Sunday and Monday". Curated by Ovul Durmusoglu and Joanna Warsza, the exhibition boasts "zero budget, no openings, no crowds, just a proposition of a stroll that would connect dots in solidarity and togetherness". / AFP / John MACDOUGALL
‘Balconies, life, art’: Berlin's shut-in artists show their work
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An art installation featuring a video screen, part of the "Balconies, Life, Art, Pandemic, and Proximity" exhibition, is seen in Berlin on April 12, 2020, amid a new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Over 30 artists are taking part in the two-day exhibition which calls on "the artistic community living in [Berlin's district of] Prenzlauer Berg to activate / exhibit / inhabit / their windows and balconies on Easter Sunday and Monday". Curated by Ovul Durmusoglu and Joanna Warsza, the exhibition boasts "zero budget, no openings, no crowds, just a proposition of a stroll that would connect dots in solidarity and togetherness". / AFP / John MACDOUGALL
‘Balconies, life, art’: Berlin's shut-in artists show their work
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Artists ready their installation featuring photographs of balconies around the world, part of the "Balconies, Life, Art, Pandemic, and Proximity" exhibition, in Berlin on April 12, 2020, amid a new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Over 30 artists are taking part in the two-day exhibition which calls on "the artistic community living in [Berlin's district of] Prenzlauer Berg to activate / exhibit / inhabit / their windows and balconies on Easter Sunday and Monday". Curated by Ovul Durmusoglu and Joanna Warsza, the exhibition boasts "zero budget, no openings, no crowds, just a proposition of a stroll that would connect dots in solidarity and togetherness". / AFP / John MACDOUGALL
‘Balconies, life, art’: Berlin's shut-in artists show their work
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An art installation featuring a strip of fabric hanging from a balcony, part of the "Balconies, Life, Art, Pandemic, and Proximity" exhibition, is seen in Berlin on April 12, 2020, amid a new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Over 30 artists are taking part in the two-day exhibition which calls on "the artistic community living in [Berlin's district of] Prenzlauer Berg to activate / exhibit / inhabit / their windows and balconies on Easter Sunday and Monday". Curated by Ovul Durmusoglu and Joanna Warsza, the exhibition boasts "zero budget, no openings, no crowds, just a proposition of a stroll that would connect dots in solidarity and togetherness". / AFP / John MACDOUGALL
‘Balconies, life, art’: Berlin's shut-in artists show their work
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An art installation, part of the "Balconies, Life, Art, Pandemic, and Proximity" exhibition is seen in Berlin on April 12, 2020, amid a new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Over 30 artists are taking part in the two-day exhibition which calls on "the artistic community living in [Berlin's district of] Prenzlauer Berg to activate / exhibit / inhabit / their windows and balconies on Easter Sunday and Monday". Curated by Ovul Durmusoglu and Joanna Warsza, the exhibition boasts "zero budget, no openings, no crowds, just a proposition of a stroll that would connect dots in solidarity and togetherness". / AFP / John MACDOUGALL
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An art installation featuring a balcony made of cardboard, part of the "Balconies, Life, Art, Pandemic, and Proximity" exhibition, is seen in Berlin on April 12, 2020, amid a new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Over 30 artists are taking part in the two-day exhibition which calls on "the artistic community living in [Berlin's district of] Prenzlauer Berg to activate / exhibit / inhabit / their windows and balconies on Easter Sunday and Monday". Curated by Ovul Durmusoglu and Joanna Warsza, the exhibition boasts "zero budget, no openings, no crowds, just a proposition of a stroll that would connect dots in solidarity and togetherness". / AFP / John MACDOUGALL
‘Balconies, life, art’: Berlin's shut-in artists show their work
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An art installation featuring an arrow pointing towards a hole in a wall where starlings are nesting, part of the "Balconies, Life, Art, Pandemic, and Proximity" exhibition, is seen in Berlin on April 12, 2020, amid a new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Over 30 artists are taking part in the two-day exhibition which calls on "the artistic community living in [Berlin's district of] Prenzlauer Berg to activate / exhibit / inhabit / their windows and balconies on Easter Sunday and Monday". Curated by Ovul Durmusoglu and Joanna Warsza, the exhibition boasts "zero budget, no openings, no crowds, just a proposition of a stroll that would connect dots in solidarity and togetherness". / AFP / John MACDOUGALL
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A poem with the title "Lockdown" hangs on a clothes line, part of the "Balconies, Life, Art, Pandemic, and Proximity" exhibition, in Berlin on April 12, 2020, amid a new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Over 30 artists are taking part in the two-day exhibition which calls on "the artistic community living in [Berlin's district of] Prenzlauer Berg to activate / exhibit / inhabit / their windows and balconies on Easter Sunday and Monday". Curated by Ovul Durmusoglu and Joanna Warsza, the exhibition boasts "zero budget, no openings, no crowds, just a proposition of a stroll that would connect dots in solidarity and togetherness". / AFP / John MACDOUGALL
‘Balconies, life, art’: Berlin's shut-in artists show their work
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An art installation, part of the "Balconies, Life, Art, Pandemic, and Proximity" exhibition is seen in Berlin on April 12, 2020, amid a new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Over 30 artists are taking part in the two-day exhibition which calls on "the artistic community living in [Berlin's district of] Prenzlauer Berg to activate / exhibit / inhabit / their windows and balconies on Easter Sunday and Monday". Curated by Ovul Durmusoglu and Joanna Warsza, the exhibition boasts "zero budget, no openings, no crowds, just a proposition of a stroll that would connect dots in solidarity and togetherness". / AFP / John MACDOUGALL
‘Balconies, life, art’: Berlin's shut-in artists show their work
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An art installation, part of the "Balconies, Life, Art, Pandemic, and Proximity" exhibition, is seen in Berlin on April 12, 2020, amid a new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Over 30 artists are taking part in the two-day exhibition which calls on "the artistic community living in [Berlin's district of] Prenzlauer Berg to activate / exhibit / inhabit / their windows and balconies on Easter Sunday and Monday". Curated by Ovul Durmusoglu and Joanna Warsza, the exhibition boasts "zero budget, no openings, no crowds, just a proposition of a stroll that would connect dots in solidarity and togetherness". / AFP / John MACDOUGALL
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An art installation by German artist Knut Eckstein, part of the "Balconies, Life, Art, Pandemic, and Proximity" exhibition is seen in Berlin on April 12, 2020, amid a new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Over 30 artists are taking part in the two-day exhibition which calls on "the artistic community living in [Berlin's district of] Prenzlauer Berg to activate / exhibit / inhabit / their windows and balconies on Easter Sunday and Monday". Curated by Ovul Durmusoglu and Joanna Warsza, the exhibition boasts "zero budget, no openings, no crowds, just a proposition of a stroll that would connect dots in solidarity and togetherness". - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION / AFP / John MACDOUGALL / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION
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An art installation featuring a sign reading: "Whether we'll see each other again", part of the "Balconies, Life, Art, Pandemic, and Proximity" exhibition, is seen in Berlin on April 12, 2020, amid a new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Over 30 artists are taking part in the two-day exhibition which calls on "the artistic community living in [Berlin's district of] Prenzlauer Berg to activate / exhibit / inhabit / their windows and balconies on Easter Sunday and Monday". Curated by Ovul Durmusoglu and Joanna Warsza, the exhibition boasts "zero budget, no openings, no crowds, just a proposition of a stroll that would connect dots in solidarity and togetherness". / AFP / John MACDOUGALL
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An art installation featuring a swing hanging from a balcony, part of the "Balconies, Life, Art, Pandemic, and Proximity" exhibition, is seen in Berlin on April 12, 2020, amid a new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Over 30 artists are taking part in the two-day exhibition which calls on "the artistic community living in [Berlin's district of] Prenzlauer Berg to activate / exhibit / inhabit / their windows and balconies on Easter Sunday and Monday". Curated by Ovul Durmusoglu and Joanna Warsza, the exhibition boasts "zero budget, no openings, no crowds, just a proposition of a stroll that would connect dots in solidarity and togetherness". / AFP / John MACDOUGALL
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An art installation alluding to the work of Japanese conceptual artist On Karawa, featuring a sign reading: "12,4,2020 I got up at 7:45 am", part of the "Balconies, Life, Art, Pandemic, and Proximity" exhibition, is seen in Berlin on April 12, 2020, amid a new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Over 30 artists are taking part in the two-day exhibition which calls on "the artistic community living in [Berlin's district of] Prenzlauer Berg to activate / exhibit / inhabit / their windows and balconies on Easter Sunday and Monday". Curated by Ovul Durmusoglu and Joanna Warsza, the exhibition boasts "zero budget, no openings, no crowds, just a proposition of a stroll that would connect dots in solidarity and togetherness". / AFP / John MACDOUGALL
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An art installation featuring a photograph of a balcony in Athens and a quote by Rosa Luxemburg, part of the "Balconies, Life, Art, Pandemic, and Proximity" exhibition, is seen in Berlin on April 12, 2020, amid a new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Over 30 artists are taking part in the two-day exhibition which calls on "the artistic community living in [Berlin's district of] Prenzlauer Berg to activate / exhibit / inhabit / their windows and balconies on Easter Sunday and Monday". Curated by Ovul Durmusoglu and Joanna Warsza, the exhibition boasts "zero budget, no openings, no crowds, just a proposition of a stroll that would connect dots in solidarity and togetherness". / AFP / John MACDOUGALL
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An art installation featuring a strip of fabric hanging from a balcony, part of the "Balconies, Life, Art, Pandemic, and Proximity" exhibition, is seen in Berlin on April 12, 2020, amid a new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Over 30 artists are taking part in the two-day exhibition which calls on "the artistic community living in [Berlin's district of] Prenzlauer Berg to activate / exhibit / inhabit / their windows and balconies on Easter Sunday and Monday". Curated by Ovul Durmusoglu and Joanna Warsza, the exhibition boasts "zero budget, no openings, no crowds, just a proposition of a stroll that would connect dots in solidarity and togetherness". / AFP / John MACDOUGALL
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An art installation featuring unfurled rolls of toilet paper, part of the "Balconies, Life, Art, Pandemic, and Proximity" exhibition, is seen in Berlin on April 12, 2020, amid a new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Over 30 artists are taking part in the two-day exhibition which calls on "the artistic community living in [Berlin's district of] Prenzlauer Berg to activate / exhibit / inhabit / their windows and balconies on Easter Sunday and Monday". Curated by Ovul Durmusoglu and Joanna Warsza, the exhibition boasts "zero budget, no openings, no crowds, just a proposition of a stroll that would connect dots in solidarity and togetherness". / AFP / John MACDOUGALL
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An art installation featuring unfurled rolls of toilet paper, part of the "Balconies, Life, Art, Pandemic, and Proximity" exhibition, is seen in Berlin on April 12, 2020, amid a new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Over 30 artists are taking part in the two-day exhibition which calls on "the artistic community living in [Berlin's district of] Prenzlauer Berg to activate / exhibit / inhabit / their windows and balconies on Easter Sunday and Monday". Curated by Ovul Durmusoglu and Joanna Warsza, the exhibition boasts "zero budget, no openings, no crowds, just a proposition of a stroll that would connect dots in solidarity and togetherness". / AFP / John MACDOUGALL
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Berlin-based Polish artist Isabella Sedeka stands on her balcony as she displays her work, part of the "Balconies, Life, Art, Pandemic, and Proximity" exhibition, in Berlin on April 12, 2020, amid a new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Over 30 artists are taking part in the two-day exhibition which calls on "the artistic community living in [Berlin's district of] Prenzlauer Berg to activate / exhibit / inhabit / their windows and balconies on Easter Sunday and Monday". Curated by Ovul Durmusoglu and Joanna Warsza, the exhibition boasts "zero budget, no openings, no crowds, just a proposition of a stroll that would connect dots in solidarity and togetherness". / AFP / John MACDOUGALL
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An art installation featuring a rope ladder made of wooden sticks, part of the "Balconies, Life, Art, Pandemic, and Proximity" exhibition, is seen in Berlin on April 12, 2020, amid a new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Over 30 artists are taking part in the two-day exhibition which calls on "the artistic community living in [Berlin's district of] Prenzlauer Berg to activate / exhibit / inhabit / their windows and balconies on Easter Sunday and Monday". Curated by Ovul Durmusoglu and Joanna Warsza, the exhibition boasts "zero budget, no openings, no crowds, just a proposition of a stroll that would connect dots in solidarity and togetherness". / AFP / John MACDOUGALL
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An art installation featuring fabric tied together to make a rope, part of the "Balconies, Life, Art, Pandemic, and Proximity" exhibition, is seen in Berlin on April 12, 2020, amid a new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Over 30 artists are taking part in the two-day exhibition which calls on "the artistic community living in [Berlin's district of] Prenzlauer Berg to activate / exhibit / inhabit / their windows and balconies on Easter Sunday and Monday". Curated by Ovul Durmusoglu and Joanna Warsza, the exhibition boasts "zero budget, no openings, no crowds, just a proposition of a stroll that would connect dots in solidarity and togetherness". / AFP / John MACDOUGALL
Updated 15 April 2020
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‘Balconies, life, art’: Berlin's shut-in artists show their work

Berlin's art galleries are closed, but the art scene is rising to the occasion as around 50 artists join a community exhibition from their balconies.
"While our freedom of mobility is on hold, (balconies) become unique sites of everyday performance," organisers said as they launched the project in the trendy Prenzlauer Berg district of east Berlin.

(Photo courtesy: AFP)⁣