Before We Leave
Before We Leave is a photographic exploration of four Berlin Wohngemeinschaften (shared living spaces), tracing the fragile yet enduring marks of communal life — from morning rituals and shared fridges to forgotten objects and marked walls. Through black and white photographs taken by the artist and color images created by residents, the project becomes a layered dialogue between individual memory and collective experience.
The book itself is crafted as an object of memory: photographs printed on rough ivory paper, interwoven with handwritten text from the WGs. Its cover is made from polished stainless steel, hand-embossed with a knife, and bound by hand using a Coptic stitch sewn through drilled metal plates. Each detail turns the publication into both an archive and an act of quiet resistance — honoring Berlin’s WGs as fleeting, vital sites of urban life.
May – June 2025
Participants:
Albina, Coke, Hanna, Laura, Mati, Mel, Nastya, Rayah, Sita, Sofia.