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Until the end of March 2016 the rooms at Quartiersmanagement (neighborhood management) Spandau-Neustadt are KunstAsyl (=ArtAsylum) too.

"212" - the largest installation - is dedicated to Latif, Endrit, Anita, Bedrie and Shaban in recognition of a family's nine months between hope and despair.

"I am from Kosovo. I used to live in a city called Podujeva near the capital. A river runs through Podujeva. Usually it is not very deep but sometimes when it rains it fills up with water and flows over its riverbed, flooding the city. That river has a name. It is called Llapi and this is why [people from other] cities call us the "Llapi." Sometimes we go swimming in a huge lake. It is called Batllava. The city I live in consists of 72 villages. Podujeva is the largest city in land area. There are mountains and forests. My favorite is to go visit see the village were my father was born!! …".
Text by Latif on the occasion of KunstAsyl tours at 48 Stunden Neukölln, 2015.

Since December 29, 2014 Bedrie, Shaban, Anita, Endrit, and Latif lived in room 212. The last postponement ended in the early morning of October 1, 2015. With their deportation. They returned to Podujeva. There is not much time left for those, who are to leave "escorted in the morning": within 30 minutes all belongings must be packed, suitcase and bag must not be more than 20 kg per person.

All that is left in the rooms is the shallow breath of extinguished hope and everything that would not fit into the hand luggage.

Vis-à-vis to clothing with the imprinted portraits of their owners, are "left overs": a series of objects that stayed in room 212. Latif recounts his escape from Kosovo to Berlin in a sound installation and pictures his feelings as asylum seeker in Germany.

One day after the vernissage, Bashkim and Gazi visit the installation. Already on the go, Bachkim says: "Today is my anniversary … a year ago I arrived in Hungary." Gazi adds: "Soon it will be my anniversary too: in a week I will at KunstAsyl for a year." Then he adds: "A hell of a year in one year."

"Glances in life" were planned and realized by Dachil Sado and barbara caveng.

The exposition is at Kurstrasse 5, Spandauer Neustadt, 13585 Berlin. Attendance is possible every day. Please call in advance or email: Tel. +49 30 2883 2228, team[at]qm-spandauer-neustadt[.]de

Detail Installation "212"

Bashkim listening Latif, telling the story of his flight [ Detail Installation "212"]

Detail Installation "212": Leftovers/ objects of daily use which remained in the rooms of the Heim after the resident was deported. Objects on cardboard boxes for bed frames 420 x 100cm

Detail Installation "212": Leftovers/ objects of daily use which remained in the rooms of the Heim after the resident was deported. Objects on cardboard boxes for bed frames 200 x 100cm

Detail Installation "212": Leftovers/ objects of daily use which remained in the rooms of the Heim after the resident was deported. Objects on cardboard boxes for bed frames | 200 x 100cm

Detail Installation "212": Leftovers

Detail Installation "212" - Worn garments of family haziri with photo print

Bashkim withthe T-Shirt "Latif" - he was friend with the Kosovarian family who longed so much to stay in Germany. Detail Installation "212"

Bashkim with the T-Shirt "Endrit" / Detail Installation "212"

Gazi with the Jacket "Shaban" / Detail Installation "212"

Gazi with twinset "Bedrie" / Detail Installation "212"

Gazi with shirt "Anita" / Detail Installation "212"

INSIGHTS - Print 220 x 90 cm | photo frame

Multiple "donated & stamped" | worn garments, handprinted with KUNSTASYLlogo

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terms of importance

Detail multiple "donated & stamped" | worn garments, gebrauch with handstamoed KUNSTASYLlogo & multiple "KUNSTASYL-caps", handknitted with imbedded lettering

Detail multiple "donated & stamped" | worn garments, gebrauch with handstamoed KUNSTASYLlogo & multiple "KUNSTASYL-caps", handknitted with imbedded lettering, designed by Carina

Aymen Montasser - "Do I look like a refugee"

Glöance into room "212"

Detail Installation "212" : chair with protective cover used in the "KUNSTASYLtours" bus during 48 hours Neukölln

pillow left in the room 212, handstamped with KUNSTASYLlogo

BOAT for Melisa | Object by Dachil: After a visit in the south sea division at the Ethnological Museum of Berlin, on Melisas birthday wishlist appeeard a BOAT on her list of birthday wishes: Dachil fullfilled her wish and hand it over to Melisa at december 1th