Berlin, 9th-16th of May. Societies have undergone profound transformations since the 1960s, shaped by dynamics such as shifting economic structures, geopolitical tensions, environmental crises, technological advancements, and migration. These changes challenge the idea of a linear globalization, calling for a new understanding of social change, one that emerges from the spatiality of the social and […]

Berlin, 9th-16th of May. Societies have undergone profound transformations since the 1960s, shaped by dynamics such as shifting economic structures, geopolitical tensions, environmental crises, technological advancements, and migration. These changes challenge the idea of a linear globalization, calling for a new understanding of social change, one that emerges from the spatiality of the social and […]

The exhibition “The Polenmarkt is Back” invites visitors to engage with the social, political, and cultural significance of German-Polish border markets—through objects, photographs, and personal stories collected as part of an art-based research project. In summer 2023, artist Paula Kaniewska and sociologist Vivien Sommer opened a pop-up research residency at the Polenmarkt Hohenwutzen, a border bazaar located in Poland, but catering mostly […]