Artist and “King of Weißensee” Micha Koch leads us through an industrial wasteland and shares his story from the 90s, about how he and his friends from East Germany made their fantasy a reality by transforming a squatted house into a cultural centre called CulturLAWINE.
“While we were building a wall in the yard, the other Wall fell” (Streustraße 44)
from the audio walk Brachland: Urban utopias in Weißensee | Berlin
6
Stations
35:11 min Audio
2.65 km 29
35:11 min Audio
2.65 km 29
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Other stops on this audio tour:
“Why am I here now anyway?” (Heinersdorfer Str. 58) (4:25 min) • “In the beginning, it was just a pile of rubbish here” (Langhanstraße 71) (3:20 min) • “It seemed like this urban fantasy would last forever.” (Mirbachplatz) (6:24 min) • “We were attracted by the ruins of the bombed houses” (Lehderstraße 73) (6:27 min) • “Should empty spaces remain empty?” (Ostseestraße 25) (6:53 min)
