The photographic research documents the dynamics of public spaces for five months. Moments could thus be captured and later compared with others. All photographs were taken with a focal length of 50mm, corresponding to the human eye’s view. The selected locations are:
– Mehringplatz (housing and transit)
– Prinzessinnengärten Neukölln (cultivation and recreation)
– Zoologischer Garten (consumption and transit)
During the observation through the photo documentation, the mental and physical separation of social, technical and ecological systems became apparent. The ecological system pushes its way into the technical system during the expansion phases in the warmer seasons, while the social system tries hard to maintain the technical system. Particularly powerful and resilient structures emerge at the edges of such systems, which we demonstrate experimentally in the urban transition lab – eating walls.
The space of the urban transition lab – eating walls – makes this possible by accommodating a hydroponic indoor farm on one half, while the second half offers space for people and the ecosphere. Thus, social structures become the link to facilitate transitions through co-profits and lead us to a regenerative urban landscape. Through the activities of city dwellers – eating walls – reaches its full potential. The interaction between human and nature and between human and technology is possible almost simultaneously.
By: Simon Herdegen & Felix Müller