Drawing different lines with Christian Diaz Orejarena
Ephra unterwegs Philippa Halder Ephra unterwegs Philippa Halder

Drawing different lines with Christian Diaz Orejarena

Today we visit Christian Diaz Orejarena in his studio in Britz. For a moment we are not sure where the right entrance is, but a friendly man's voice guides us to our destination - and there, on the landing, is Christian, greeting us warmly. He shows us his studio and explains that other artists are working in the other rooms. Today, however, we have the former flat and the sunny terrace to ourselves!

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Paula Anke and her shadow amazons
Ephra unterwegs Philippa Halder Ephra unterwegs Philippa Halder

Paula Anke and her shadow amazons

It is a freezing cold day when we visit Paula Anke in her studio at Camaro Haus on Potsdamer Straße. Although the street is very busy, you hardly notice the hustle and bustle in the hidden backyard with its small park and fountain. In the courtyard we discover a large painting directly on the wall of the building.

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Caring, repairing and healing together
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Caring, repairing and healing together

A 5th grade class from Glasbrenner Elementary School takes part in an Ephra workshop at the Gropius Bau. The students experience the concepts of care, healing and repair with all their senses.

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At the shaper and molder Quirin Bäumler
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At the shaper and molder Quirin Bäumler

Quirin knows a lot about giving and taking shape, and for the past 2 years he has been running the bbk's workshop for shape, plaster, plastic, 3D scanning [...] What a stroke of luck that the workshops are a stone's throw away from the Uferhallen and Quirin is taking us along.

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How Malte Zenses understands the world through art
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How Malte Zenses understands the world through art

Malte shares the bright rooms with artist friends. If you let your gaze wander through the two large studio rooms, you immediately recognize that very different people are working here, because every corner of the room looks different: tidy, somewhat chaotic, with pictures on the wall or (construction) material in the room.

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A visit with sound researcher Albrecht Fersch
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A visit with sound researcher Albrecht Fersch

Albrecht Fersch’s studio is located in a quiet side street in Wedding. Actually, it is not only his studio, but he shares it with the painter Lilla von Puttkamer. In order for the two to have a bit of peace from each other, they had a curtain hanging in the middle of the room for a short time. But the idea didn’t work out – and we're not at all surprised – because Albrecht often works with sounds and sometimes makes quite a racket.

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In the fabric realm of Claudia Hill
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In the fabric realm of Claudia Hill

Many threads come together at Claudia Hill: She does performance art, costume and set design, experimental film, visual art. And above all, she works with fabric. You can see that in her studio, too, because there are beautiful, special textiles to be discovered everywhere.

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On the trail of Ilit Azoulay
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On the trail of Ilit Azoulay

Ilit Azoulay comes from Israel and she studied photography. In her studio in Schöneberg, she assembles collages - mainly on the computer - from thousands and thousands of photos, like a mosaic. Sometimes it takes years, that's how elaborate it is. Sometimes Ilit also integrates sound into the collages. 

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Jay Gard, the color collector
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Jay Gard, the color collector

Jay Gard's studio is equipped like a well-run hardware store. Sometimes larger, sometimes smaller sculptures are created here. He often builds colorful circles of paint, but sometimes he also paints pictures ... or looks at art books - in search of inspiration.

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That’s how nice it was at the Kusama Kids Studio!
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That’s how nice it was at the Kusama Kids Studio!

You didn't make it to the Kusama Kids Studio at the Gropius Bau - or you want to relive the wonderful memories of your visit? Here are a few photos by Mathias Völzke and a follow-up report by Ilka Lorenzen on Ephra's program on the occasion of the Kusama retrospective.

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