Kontakt

Um mit dem Netzwerk freier Berliner Projekträume und -initiativen in Kontakt zu treten, sendet bitte eine E-Mail an / to get in touch with the Network of project spaces and initiatives please write an e-mail to: contact@projektraeume-berlin.net.

Kontaktperson/Contact:
Oliver Möst (Errant Sound)

Das Berliner Netzwerk freier Projekträume und -initiativen ist ein seit August 2009 existierender loser Zusammenschluss. Nach einer Bestandsaufnahme von Wünschen, Ideen und Bedürfnissen finden seit Anfang 2010 in einem jeweils anderen Projektraum Arbeitstreffen zu den verschiedenen erarbeiteten Themenschwerpunkten statt. Ziel des Netzwerks ist, eine langfristige Struktur zu etablieren, um neue Formen von Kooperation und Austausch zu ermöglichen, sich politisch zu artikulieren und für die Verbesserung von Arbeitsbedingungen einzutreten.

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The city has become more expensive overall and therefore there is less free space – there are less “Freiräume”. Our definition has not changed as a project space. The concept of an ideal space is completely dependent on what the organizers/artists/curators are interested in doing. In our opinion, there isn’t ONE type of space that is ideal which is actually what is so wonderful about project spaces in general – they are diverse, and completely different. It seems that because of the lack of spaces and the increased rents, more project spaces have turned towards commercial models. But since funding has become more commonplace in the scene, meaning it’s more common to pay artists who are involved in shows, performances, readings, events, etc. at project spaces, this has put more pressure on spaces in general to have to secure financing. We would argue that since funding has become more readily available, the structures have begun to change. It’s a bit of a double-edged sword. It’s wonderful to receive funding and be able to support artists, and as a result, the scene has become much more professional. But at the same time, it is harder in some ways to do projects more spontaneously and in an improvised fashion. This, as a result, has changed the (power) dynamics between the artists and the project space organizers, as very often the organizers are NOT funded but the artists participating in the projects are. This creates a rather awkward dynamic and as organizers ourselves, it’s frustrating for us to not be paid for our efforts and contributions to the “Freie Szene”.Kunst kann fast alles, muss es aber nicht. Heute arbeiten wir in einem neoliberalen Turbokapitalismus, der an seine absoluten globalen Grenzen gekommen ist. Ohne künstlerische Arbeit wird es keine nachvollziehbare Übersetzung der jetzt NOTwendigen sozial-ökologischen Transformationsprozesse der westeuropäisch geprägten Industriegesellschaften geben.Every hour one puts into the project will be missed in your own practice. Project spaces are significant to counter the institutions and their market-oriented curated productions. They still have the capacity to foster artistic practices and communities, but also to be resistant to general tendencies and trends. Perhaps project spaces are now what once were the underground and the avant-garde.