The radio3 Atelier Talk

How does life in the city shape our inner balance—and does it make us sick or perhaps even more resilient? Host Siham El-Maimouni discusses this in the eighth episode of the radio3 Atelier Talk with stress researcher Mazda Adli and artist Marie Salcedo.

Prof. Dr. med. Mazda Adli, Chief Physician at the Fliedner Clinic Berlin and Head of the Affective Disorders Research Unit at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, CCM, at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, investigates how city life affects mental health. Adli examines dense urban development, constant stimulation, and social pressure—as well as the question of what cities can do to help people better cope with these stresses.

Marie Salcedo’s ceramic work “Who is ruling our dreams?” offers a counterpoint to the density of urban stimuli. One can immerse oneself in the work and literally dive into it—it opens up a quiet space where perception slows down and thoughts take on a different quality. She was a master’s student of Christine Streuli at the Berlin University of the Arts. Most recently, she received the Eberhard Roters Scholarship and the Bernhard Heiliger Prize for Sculpture.

The radio3 Studio Talk – The Show About Art and Science

Doors open: 6 p.m. Exhibition | Broadcast: 7 p.m.

Location: Roman Lipski Studio, Wiener Straße 10, 10999 Berlin

Free admission

Registration required

The program will be broadcast live—on the radio and via video livestream. rbb Fernsehen will air the Atelier Talk on June 15 at 12:00 a.m. The program will subsequently be available in the ARD Mediathek.