Introducing Sepidar Niroomand as
part of the “GUTE GESELLSCHAFT” Abschlussausstellung 2025
Tehran-born and Berlin-based, Sepidar Niroomand is a multidisciplinary visual artist whose practice spans sculpture, painting, installation, drawing, and print. With an academic foundation in electronic engineering and a diploma in sculpture from the University of Tehran, her trajectory embodies a conscious shift from systems logic to poetic inquiry.
Since relocating to Berlin in 2022, she has engaged in residencies, exhibitions, and discursive art spaces across Europe. Currently in the final phase of her studies at Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin, her work continues to expand formally and conceptually.
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Rocznica
Lech Milewski
Kilka tygodni temu wracałem wraz z żoną samochodem z koncertu. Było już ciemno, deszcz. Czułem się bardzo niewygodnie za kierownicą. Na ulicach był duży ruch, światła pojazdów z przeciwka oślepiały mnie. W rezultacie nie byłem w stanie rozpoznać w lusterku wstecznym, czy na sąsiednim pasie jedzie jakiś samochód, w związku z czym nie odważałem się zmieniać pasa, co doprowadziło do nieplanowanego przedłużenia podróży.
Continue reading “Rocznica”Alphabet des Krieges
Masha Pryven
Liebe Freund*innen und Kolleg*innen,am 24.06. um 18 Uhr laden wir Euch ein zur Präsentation unseres Fotobuches “Alphabet des Krieges”. Sie findet statt in der
Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek
PopUp Saal
Blücherpl. 1
10961 Berlin
8 Jugendliche — 2 Jahre
26 Fotos — 26 Buchstaben des deutschen Alphabets
3 Jahre russischer Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine
26 Versuche ukrainischer Jugendlicher, diesen Krieg Erwachsenen zu erklären
Die performative Buchpräsentation gibt Einblicke ins Projekt — in persönliche Geschichten, fotografische Prozesse und gemeinsame Entscheidungen.
Mit dabei ist auch die Verlegerin Regelindis Westphal
sie erzählt vom Publizieren jenseits klassischer Autor*innenschaft.
Sprache: Deutsch
Das Buch ist vor Ort erhältlich.
Mit Unterstützung von Kult’ura Ukraine Contemporary e.V.
Bis dann!
Continue reading “Alphabet des Krieges”Haft w Berlinie / Embroidery in Berlin
Marceli Klimek
Polski / for English scroll down
Zamierzałem kontynuować temat haftowania miast i krajobrazów miejskich, dlatego mój pobyt w Berlinie obejmował pracę nad małym tamborkiem, przedstawiającym ogólny obszar, w którym przebywałem, New Tempelhof. Tworzenie rodzaju pamiętnika opartego na miejscu i czasie może być bardzo zabawne. Mała pamiątka.
Continue reading “Haft w Berlinie / Embroidery in Berlin”Shrimps?
Marek Hłasko, Polish James Dean
Marek Hlasko – writer, rebel, carouser – was described by the press as the Polish James Dean due to his striking resemblance to the famous actor, and as the Polish Boris Pasternak for the stunning quality of his prose and an experience of forced immigration. Escaping the tumultuous political climate in Poland, he arrives in Israel in the late 1950s. The land and its people become his inspiration, but also a curse and a trap of sorts.
Forming a heart with your hands…
Marceli Klimek
Forming a heart with your hands tends to produce a diamond-like shape in the middle stages of the action, just after intention and before completion. Embroidery is likewise an art focused on the process, and certain parallels like the transience and unimportance of the process can be applied to this gesture. Embroidery and various other types of media, like cinema, music, usually don’t disclose their working process to the consumer. Not that they’re not important, sometimes it’s to protect specific techniques or ideas from competitors. When designing motifs for my graduate piece, I wanted to effectively distil themes relating to relationships, familial, romantic, and friendly into shapes that could permeate my piece without being noticed outright. Hidden in the final result, whilst being evident in the process. To achieve this, I mimicked the way smear frames capture the feeling of motion in between key frames in movies with multiple distorted brush strokes, glitched effects.
Continue reading “Forming a heart with your hands…”Irysy na pociechę w strapieniu
przysłane przez siostrę, która znalazła je na Instagramie. Koniecznie przeczytajcie tekst i obejrzyjcie wszystkie ilustracje, bo wszystkie są piękne, ale ostatnia jest nieziemska. Zobaczcie jak pięknie może być, nawet jeśli zagapiliśmy się, zgubliliśmy drogę, pobłądziliśmy. Piękno jest w nas,
Kliknijcie na słowo Instagram pod zdjęciem.
Treaty on the European Defence Union
Warsaw, February 19, 2025
On the Mechanism for Strengthening Europe’s Defence Identity
The decision of Donald Trump to initiate direct negotiations with Vladimir Putin regarding the end of the war in Ukraine—excluding the European Union and, de facto, Ukraine itself—as well as the anti-European speech by Vice President J.D. Vance in Munich, has shocked the vast majority of EU member states. This has triggered an urgent search for effective measures to reinforce Europe’s defence identity. The proposal presented below focuses on a mechanism (through a separate international agreement outside the EU’s founding Treaties) that would enable the establishment of a European Defence Union, bringing together states committed to strengthening Europe’s defence identity. This initiative would remain open to Ukraine and ensure its maximum security against the Russian aggressor.
Continue reading “Treaty on the European Defence Union”Paris
We were in Paris with my grandson. It was wonderful but a short stay. Now I understand, we need at least more than three weeks yet.
Thank you Hiru Keerthirathne.
𝟭𝟴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀:
1. The Paris Metro has several “ghost stations” that are no longer in use. One of the most famous is Arsenal, which was closed in 1939.
2. Gustave Eiffel’s apartment at the top of the Eiffel Tower still exists. It’s now a museum, showcasing how it looked when he lived there.
3. Montmartre, known for its artistic history, has a hidden vineyard called Clos Montmartre, which still produces wine.
4. The Palais Garnier Opera House has a hidden apartment designed for the building’s architect, Charles Garnier.
5. The oldest house in Paris is located at 51 Rue de Montmorency and dates back to 1407. It belonged to the alchemist Nicolas Flamel.
6. The shortest street in Paris, Rue des Degrés, is just 5.75 meters long and consists solely of a staircase.
7. The Opera Garnier has an underground lake, originally a natural water source that became part of its infrastructure.
8. During the liberation of Paris in 1944, the secret password was “Tante Sally.”
9. Rue des Morts in the 5th arrondissement was once a street where people with disfigured faces due to World War I injuries lived and received treatment.
10. La Campagne à Paris in the 20th arrondissement is a small, hidden village within the city, complete with quaint houses and gardens.
11. The Tour Jean-sans-Peur, a medieval tower built in the early 15th century, is tucked away in the 2nd arrondissement.
12. Candelaria, a speakeasy-style bar, is hidden behind a taco shop in Le Marais.
13. Le Procope, founded in 1686, is the oldest café in Paris and was frequented by Voltaire, Rousseau, and Benjamin Franklin.
14. The Canal Saint-Martin was partly covered in the mid-19th century, and today, parts of it run underground.
15. At the Arc de Triomphe, there’s an elevator hidden within one of the pillars for those who can’t or don’t want to climb the stairs.
16. The Pont des Arts was once used as a toll bridge, where artists would set up their easels and paint the river views.
17. Place de la Concorde, now a famous square, was once the site of many public executions during the French Revolution.
18. The Bièvre River, once a prominent waterway in Paris, now flows entirely underground through the city.
Ewa Maria and Friends 