Opening - Shifting Tides: Art in a Changing Climate

Under the title "Shifting Tides: Art in a Changing Climate," 20 students from Berlin and Paris artistically engage with the most pressing challenge of our time: the climate crisis. The exhibition takes place as part of Berlin Art Week 2025 at Kunstraum Potsdamer Straße and was selected through the Open Call for the Featured section.

The exhibited works include personal narratives by young artists reflecting on their experiences with the climate crisis in their immediate surroundings. They also explore the potential of new technologies to foster sustainability and strengthen environmental awareness. Art is understood here as a medium of protest and a catalyst for societal change, raising questions of climate justice. The works further envision future ecosystems oscillating between utopia and dystopia.

The exhibition features a wide range of media, including painting, mixed media, video and installation art, fashion design, and performance.

Artistic Direction: Yashar Mazidi

artists: Lina Katt, Jonas Fries, Taleja Engelke, Greta Dassler, Michelle Ilie, Sophia Ashraf, Hoi Yan Fung, Marie Salcedo Horn, Sarah Schroth, Anasol Michael, Leonhard Stieber, Mo Zeisner, Ran Ren, and Luka Leonhard are studying at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK). Viviana Druga and Alena Großberndt come from the Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin (KHB), Katharina Lindemann and Athena Macke from the Berlin University of Applied Sciences (HTW Berlin). Ian Kynast is enrolled at Humboldt University of Berlin (HU). The group is joined by two artists from the École des Beaux-Arts Paris Emilia Labbé und Pierre Serot.