Flohmarkt Berlin -St. Petersburg

The window into a city’s soul. Berlin and Petersburg through the prism of flea markets

Photos by Lilia Voronkova.

Public spaces are the site of public culture, “they are window into a city’s soul” (Sharon Zukin).
Flea market – is a very special public space. From the first glance it looks like the ordinary market place, though a little bit “strange”. In fact it is much more than just a market. Flea market is a part of the city scene, a spot of sociability, communication and interaction of the city dwellers. It is social and cultural phenomenon that helps to look into the life of society.

This exhibition represents people, objects and spaces found at Flohmarkt am Mauerpark in Berlin and Udelnyi flea market in St.-Petersburg. Similar plots from two flea markets have been chosen for the comparison; however they allow revealing deep differences existing in the lives of two cities - different but similar, serious but entertaining, “poor but sexy”.

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Flohmarkt Berlin -St. Petersburg

Vernissage: saturday, 3rd of November 2007

19:00 presentation of the exhibition by the sociologist and photographer Lilia Voronkova.

19:30 concert with the Blus - Guitar Player "Sorik" - who was invited to Berlin from the russian-mongolian border (East Siberia) - playing his own compositions

20:30 russian party and food

opening hours of the exhibition

03/11/07 - 30/11/07

Monday 16:00 - 21:00
Friday 19:00 - 22:00
Sunday 17:00 - 21:00

Big Finissage of the exhibition with Nachtflohmarkt, friday 3rd of November 2007 from 19:00, with Crepes, hot chocolate, tea with jam and Glühwein

INTRANSITos
Boddinstrasse 6 Berlin 12053
U7 Rathaus Neukölln.

The exhibition will open saturday the 3rd of November in the framework of the art and culture festival nachtundnebel.