today we spent a few hours wandering through one of my favourite places in berlin -an abandoned 6-storey warehouse factory on oranienburger straße. originally a department store pre-world war II, then served as a nazi prison - then when the berlin wall came down in 1989, artists moved into the partly demolished building and renamed it 'kunsthaus tacheles' (art house tacheles)...
the walls are covered floor to ceiling in bold & brightly-coloured graffiti, old banknotes & posters. even the staircases are covered in writing, blocks of colour & spraypaint sketches. each of the diff levels has a different purpose - from artist's studios, to public art expositions, to a commercial gallery selling collage prints, to exhibitions containing 100's of works, to a dj playing dubstep & techno on the top floor. i had a chat to her, and she told me about some of the other stuff that happens around tacheles - film screenings, openings, parties, etc. she also gave me a looooong list of music to take home with me. german people are so friendly!
tacheles had a really laid back vibe (could have something to do with the constant weed-cloud that hung in the air), and one of the greatest things about it is that it's not your typical tourist destination - so we weren't being bustled around amongst hundred's of others. one of those places that may not be as impressive or famous as the brandenburg gate, but an unforgettable place all the same. another one of those unique places that make me want to come back to berlin again..and again...and ...again.
tschhuuuuuus!
S.
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