Unscene Berlin

Breaking up with the EasyJet set can be hard, but it's worth it. Do you live in Berlin?   If the answer's yes then you're probably an underemployed, liberal artist of some kind.  You probably eat local, organically-grown, fair trade products.  You almost definitely always return your bottles for the pfand (deposit).  Your flat's energy probably comes from a renewable source.  You presumably cycle from A to B, using public transport whenever you can.  Let's face it, it's probably all that you can afford.   In other words, you don't use up that much carbon every year. So surely, you can afford to take a flight some place warm every now and then.  Right? Wrong. The assumption that flying a few times a year isn't such a bad carbon 'expense' is one that many people - myself included - are guilty of having. Until recently, I used to fly about once or twice a year from one European city to another for the same reasons everyone d...

Plateau Gallery @ The Greenhouse Berlin Greenhouse Berlin Neglected urban spaces seem to capture a large part of the Berlin aesthetic.  That's why the city's endless , derelict stretches are such a huge attraction in and of themselves.  They don't need signposts or missions statements - no, those would just get in the way.  Instead, they speak to us through a special feeling : like you've just reached the final frontier in the last undeveloped European city.  Like there's still something undefined that you can reach for beyond the unyielding bricks and cement, existing only to be experienced.  Like the terms haven't been created yet to describe what lies o ut there... That's why I'm uplifted to hear that more and more DIY, multipurpose event spaces are cropping up on the outskirts of the city, and opting to keep the city's left-wing, activist ethics alive.  T here's a part of the modern Berlin soul that you can only you captu...

Berlin has two zoos, but its more exotic wildlife can be found on the streets in between them... Even when there are bricks all around you, it's easy to forget that you're in a city, in Berlin - animistic figures seem to creep into the background from every angle. Here is a roundup of some of the weirder & more wonderful creatures that have flown, hopped, prowled, slithered and trotted into view over the past few years, as I wandered around the city snapping pics. Feel free to share your own on Twitter @UnsceneBerlin or in the comment box below! The Easter Bunny, as seen through the eyes of streetartist Roa Bikes don't have a rearview mirror, so people have to find a more creative place for their fluffy toys. Seen at a demonstration that had nothing to do with unicorns, whatsoever. Add caption Wild things used to come out of the woodwork at Zapata bar (R.I.P.) The elephant in the room at Brunnen 70 The Berlin Bear ha...