Statement from Architect Sumayya Vally

albalad al’umi (Arabic – “homeland” literally – “land of the mother”) home/homeland/homeground Sumayya Vally, Counterspace On Constructing Belonging Architectures are intimate, incriminate and implicated – always drawing together a constellation of interests around the construction of home and belonging – across territory and geography – looking at how people…

Statement from Artist & Photojournalist Yagazie Emezi

At the start of the pandemic, there was a moment of release. In early March of 2020, I was at the height of getting my work year started with talks lined up in different cities and pending stories to pitch and cover. I was taking in as much as I…

Democracies in Danger – On Free Speech, Propaganda & Fake News

Cities like Berlin are liberal centers and drivers of innovation in research, business and culture. Tolerance and freedom of speech are the foundation of our democracy. How can we identify fake news and propaganda, and what tools do we have to protect our societies from them?  Player 3 Has entered…