Deborah Schamoni

The street—like a living organ—is characterized by constant movement and change. It is witness to immediate reality and, at the same time, to the layers and deposits of historical events and socio-political power relations that inscribe themselves in its strata. In the past and the present alike, the street exists as a political symbol.

Under the title “Das Lied der Straße”, the Biennale für Freiburg 2 reflects on the street as a space in which social debates and power relations are negotiated and brought into the public sphere. The street was and is a place where different attitudes and realities of life meet, and images of continuous, urban transformation are projected.

Curated by Paula Kommoss
Photos: Marc Doradzillo