citylikeyou — Berlin / Marc Philip van Kempen

Marc Philip van Kempen (1979) is a Dutch artist living in Amsterdam and Berlin. Much of his practice consists out of life-sized threedimensional reconstructions of media images that result in a kind of ‘spatial collage’. His work brings elements of photography, sculpture and new media together in unconventional ways, challenging the viewers perspective.

http://www.mpvk.org

Artist

Current city: Berlin

mpvk.org

Berlin / Shop

Soluna bakery is where I get my (delicious) bread.

Berlin / Bar

My favourite bar of the many around kreuzkölln is Bellman. After its sudden closure and reopening it underwent some changes and is boycotted by some of its former patronage, but for the less principled like myself it’s still a good place to go and they do pull the best Jever in Berlin.

Berlin / Museum

One of the most beautiful pieces of Berlin actually is a piece of another city (Al-Hillah, Iraq). Normally Berliners are laid back and like to hang around, drink beer and chat till sunrise. Sometimes they do get excited though, and then they start taking old war-battered stones and piecing them together to (re)form walls. The results are great as can be seen all over Berlin, but the Ishtar gate in the Pergamon museum is where they’ve really outdone themselves.

Berlin / Place

Flughafen Tempelhof was once the symbol of nazi-pride when Hitler notoriously comissioned construction of the smallest duty free shop in the world (and a beautiful example of fascist architecture). After the war, Tempelhof became one of the frontiers of the cold war with the U.S. battling the communists (who undoubtedly wanted to get rid of the small duty free shop altogether) via the Berlin Airlift. It turned out to be a huge succes, and enabled the allied forces to remain their presence in Berlin and save the small duty free shop. The real free-market victory will come in about two years though, when project developers will take over and start building houses, blocking my view onto the airfield.

Berlin / Architect

Fanny Brandauer is a landscape architect and landscape curator based in Berlin, Munich and Vienna. Her work is characterized by its transdisciplinarity, exploring the intersection of landscape architecture, fine arts and the curatorial field. She predominantly investigates and reflects on how landscape can be displayed and sensually perceived in interior exhibition spaces, art and cultural spaces.

Berlin / Artist

Marianna Gefen is a Berlin-based artist whose illustrations include different techniques and mediums such as watercolor, collage, ink, vintage paper, various layers, and textures. She explores various subjects with her art, including fashion and psychology. Marianna was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, and has lived in Madrid and several German cities before relocating to Berlin. Her work has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and in many other publications.

Berlin / Artist

Leif is a Grammy Nominated Visual Artist and Creative Director. His approach is based on the exchange between organic systems and new technologies that strive to inspire and stimulate thought.

Berlin / Designer

Berlin-based Japanese Designer with a background in industrial design / product design in the field of music, beauty and arts.

Berlin / Designer

Hayo Gebauer is an industrial designer whose works reflect on the mundane object. A quirky fascination for order or subtle references to known archetypes are among the shape defining details. He lives in Berlin and works on self-initiated and commissioned projects.

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