This installation critically reflects on Berlin’s transformation into a “cool” city, 30 years after the fall of the Wall, by juxtaposing contemporary trends with the city’s history of conflict.

The main room features a light installation reminiscent of anti-tank obstacles, accompanied by a quote from East German writer Günter de Bruyn: “I was able to study the process of habituation (with the political system) as I recognised it in myself.”

Flanking this central space are two side rooms: the “East Hipster Café” and the “West Hipster Café.” These parodic spaces comment on Berlin’s hipster culture while presenting fragments of interviews with a former East Berliner and a former West Berliner, who share their experiences of life during the era of the Berlin Wall.