I wish that politicians would realize how important funding structures are and how much these can shape an art scene – shape a city.Unsere Miete hat sich mehr als verdoppelt.It always feels quite special when an institution catches the zeitgeist of a moment. Project spaces have a lot more freedom in this sense, and they can truly, sincerely, reflect a moment or a movement as it is happening. They are essential to a critically active arts scene. Perhaps the orientation of project spaces has been forced to shift towards something more self-sustainable – but that might not be a bad thing.