May 2019 - Friends of Friends / Freunde von Freunden (FvF)

May 2019 - Friends of Friends / Freunde von Freunden (FvF)

May 2019

Link List #115: Somalia’s first female mayor, Belgium’s Congolese community, and how Morocco is already living in the future

Link List #115: Somalia’s first female mayor, Belgium’s Congolese community, and how Morocco is already living in the future

Link List #115: Somalia’s first female mayor, Belgium’s Congolese community, and how Morocco is already living in the future Hopefully...
The Art of Listening with Berlin-based DJ Alexandra Dröner
Berlin Music

The Art of Listening with Berlin-based DJ Alexandra Dröner

Rays of sunshine pour in, framing her sharp, innate movements with a cross of light. Her raw, unadulterated motions contrast...
Fluffer Everyday founder Sotiris Trechas on finding eroticism in the everyday
Athens Art

Fluffer Everyday founder Sotiris Trechas on finding eroticism in the everyday

Does catching sight of your local bodega owner’s buff biceps make you sweat? Or have you ever done a double...
Louise Damas: Literary gems to intricate trinkets
Paris Design

Louise Damas: Literary gems to intricate trinkets

The notion of the Parisienne is shrouded in cliches. To jewelry designer turned entrepreneur Louise Damas this no longer rings...
Link List #114: How to write about Africa, photographs addressing Nepalis gender inequality, and a fond farewell to conceptual artist Lutz Bacher

Link List #114: How to write about Africa, photographs addressing Nepalis gender inequality, and a fond farewell to conceptual artist Lutz Bacher

Link List #114: How to write about Africa, photographs addressing Nepalese gender inequality, and a fond farewell to conceptual artist...
Alma Heikkilä selects five texts that recognize the interdependent relationship between humans and other lifeforms
Helsinki Art

Alma Heikkilä selects five texts that recognize the interdependent relationship between humans and other lifeforms

In a Nutshell: Alma Heikkilä selects five texts that recognize the interdependent relationship between humans and other lifeforms Apart from...
Jessie-Ann Kohlman explores human suffering and reconciliation through film
Berlin Art

Jessie-Ann Kohlman explores human suffering and reconciliation through film

Ever since Jessie-Ann Kohlman was a child she has talked to herself in the mirror. “I had a really active...
Don Aretino explores his queer Muslim identity through his avant-garde fashion collections
Berlin Fashion

Don Aretino explores his queer Muslim identity through his avant-garde fashion collections

“My designs aren’t typically commercial, most of them are very avant-garde,” says fashion designer Don Aretino as he begins to...
For Holger Schulze, immersive listening is his soundtrack to everyday life
Copenhagen Music

For Holger Schulze, immersive listening is his soundtrack to everyday life

“To be in the present as a listener is a revolutionary act. We absolutely need it, to be grounded in...
Creating inclusive spaces with music booker and promoter Melissa Perales
Berlin Music

Creating inclusive spaces with music booker and promoter Melissa Perales

When Melissa Perales had her first son in 2001, she decided early on that working in film was not compatible...
Link List #113: The newly announced poet laureate, Taipei’s drag renaissance, and a viable alternative to election propaganda
Link List

Link List #113: The newly announced poet laureate, Taipei’s drag renaissance, and a viable alternative to election propaganda

Link List #113: The newly announced poet laureate, Taipei’s drag renaissance, and a viable alternative to election propaganda Hopefully you...
Artist Paolo Cirio exposes the social manipulation tactics invented by Big Tech
Berlin Art

Artist Paolo Cirio exposes the social manipulation tactics invented by Big Tech

When in early 2018 news broke that British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica had harvested the personal data of 87...
Die Epilog magazine breaks literary traditions to create uplifting commentary on current society

Die Epilog magazine breaks literary traditions to create uplifting commentary on current society

With the first issue published in 2013 in Weimar, Germany, Die Epilog intended to make cultural theory and practice accessible....
Setting a new stage in Berlin with actor turned entrepreneur Gizem Emre
Berlin

Setting a new stage in Berlin with actor turned entrepreneur Gizem Emre

It’s not unusual for actors to maintain side jobs to support their acting career. But for Gizem Emre—whose film and...
Link List #112: Feminist punk, the 58th Venice Biennale, and a Beirut-based photo journal exploring queer Arabic culture

Link List #112: Feminist punk, the 58th Venice Biennale, and a Beirut-based photo journal exploring queer Arabic culture

Link List #112: Feminist punk, the 58th Venice Biennale, and a Beirut-based photo journal exploring queer Arabic culture Hopefully you...
Sculptor Simon Denny on the material imprint of our data-driven economy
Berlin Art

Sculptor Simon Denny on the material imprint of our data-driven economy

The first thing that Simon Denny does when we meet in his studio is to apologize for scheduling our interview...
Five collaborative fashion adverts with Paris-based painter Natacha Paschal
Paris Art

Five collaborative fashion adverts with Paris-based painter Natacha Paschal

In A Nutshell: Five collaborative fashion adverts with Paris-based painter Natacha Paschal When Natacha Paschal was five years old, all...
Keeping pace with Munich-based triathlete, doctor and author Marie-Luise Klietz
Munich

Keeping pace with Munich-based triathlete, doctor and author Marie-Luise Klietz

For Marie-Luise Klietz, every weekday morning begins before sunrise. After a quick espresso and a large glass of water, she...
Link List #111: Contemporary craft guilds, yeti sightings on the China-Nepal border, and the tribal women fighting for indigenous rights in Brazil

Link List #111: Contemporary craft guilds, yeti sightings on the China-Nepal border, and the tribal women fighting for indigenous rights in Brazil

Link List #111: Contemporary craft guilds, yeti sightings on the China-Nepal border, and the tribal women fighting for indigenous rights...
Five feminist films from the Middle East and North Africa with Habibi Collective’s Róisín Tapponi
London Art

Five feminist films from the Middle East and North Africa with Habibi Collective’s Róisín Tapponi

In A Nutshell: Five feminist films from the Middle East and North Africa with Habibi Collective’s Róisín Tapponi Whether she’s...
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