2012,

SAVVY Contemporary e. V.

2012,

2009

Reinickendorfer Straße

17

Berlin

13347

savvy-contemporary.com

Whose Land Have I Lit On Now, 2018, Foto: Marvin Systermans

Dorothee Munyaneza, Performance, 2017, Foto: Raisa Galofre

The Project Space Prize has not only saved many spaces and kept them alive for a longer period but basically generated a unique experimental and diverse art scene in Berlin. The Prize has also very much encouraged the founding of new spaces, fueled by the hope of receiving funding at some point. More than anything, it is an example of how much a certain public funding strategy can completely shape a local art scene.The Network is a fundamental organization in the artistic landscape of Berlin. Without the Network, many of the support structures that have been built in recent years simply would not exist. Unionizing has always been problematic in a sector like the art sphere where the construction of the worker has been historically based on the idea of the author, and therefore the ego. In order to achieve change, cooperative models like the Network are a must. The challenge is how to create belonging from difference.Art has the power to make people think and feel differently. Art has the power to activate change.