Dossier: The Berlin Anthology Poems, short prose and essays on the fate of refugees and asylum-seekers - as published in our "Berlin Anthology - From where I shan't return".
Heroes The true heroes of our world choose to flee, instead of pushing automatic rifles into the hands of their sons. A poem from the "Berlin Anthology". Birgitta Jónsdóttir
radius of art: Thematic Window - Public Art The definitions of what public art is, and the terms we use for describing it, were often unclear, blurred and arbitrary. The speakers were rather critic about the current state of public space and public art. During the conference, various participators used terms like public space, public realm, or public sphere synonymic.
radius of art: Thematic Window - Cultural Policy Strategies and Alternative Funding Structures Onur Suzan Kömürcü Nobrega, observer of the thematic window "Cultural Policy Strategies and Funding Structures", critically reflects on the conference in the context of a globalizing art world. She also suggests a more general discussion about the effects of public and private funding.
radius of art: The Thematic Window "Art for Social Transformation" Patricia Kistenmacher was invited to the conference as an observer for the Latin American Net on Art for Social Transformation and attended the thematic window "Art for Social Transformation". In her report she reflects on the event and her role in it.
David Haley: "An Art of Complexity: Ecology In Practice" Ecological artist David Haley argues that complexity and transdisciplinarity are essential for the survival of mankind. Sustainability can not only be driven by economical values.
Berlin Anthology: From where I shan’t return Twenty-two authors from fifteen different countries contemplate the fates of refugees and asylum-seekers in literary form. The perspectives and insights are just as different as individual motives, destinies, and experiences.
WikiLeaks' Promise to Democracy Artikel Having power does something to people. They get full of hubris; they forget who they are supposed to represent; they start exercising their power behind closed doors and they become arrogant in a way that is both unbecoming and potentially dangerous. This is one of the things that WikiLeaks counteracts. A comment by Christian Engström
