The garages of East Germany
A photographic search for clues. Garages had at least a double meaning in the GDR. They provided a home for the expensive and long-waiting vehicles, but were often also a small paradise for great tinkerers. And at the weekend, the transition from tinkering, screwing and repairing to barbecues with the neighbours from the garage complex was usually seamless. Photographer Martin Maleschka has captured the architectural ensembles around this East German microcosm and will present his observations in more detail this evening. These biotopes of everyday culture, which were often built as a collective DIY project, sometimes give the impression today that the GDR has survived the last 35 years.
COOPERATION WITH THE LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR RAUMBEZOGENE SOZIALFORSCHUNG E.V. (IRS)
Series: Places of the GDR
Lecture: Martin Maleschka, architect and photographer, Eisenhüttenstadt
Moderation: Sören Marotz, Exhibition Director DDR Museum, Berlin
