„Freundschaft in finsteren Zeiten“

The starting point for the large-format, site-specific paintings is Hannah Arendt’s concept of “friendship in dark times” – as an attitude that makes the world habitable together. The painting becomes a space for resonance within the context of urban transitional zones. A snapshot of a collective forming unintentionally. The chain of relationships – sustained by glances, gestures, proximity, and anonymity – continues in the people who pass the platform daily. Items left behind, such as a map of Berlin’s public transport network, banana peels, cigarettes, a key and a handkerchief, all made of ceramics, point to the fragility of everyday life. The German-Hungarian artist Lilla von Puttkamer lives and works in Berlin. Her work is exhibited internationally in art institutions and museums and is represented in various public and private collections. With the support of Kulturbeirat Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf