Photographs by Lorenz Kienzle
The exhibition "Gardens of Resistance" presents works by photographer Lorenz Kienzle, who has been following a protesting allotment colony in Berlin-Wilmersdorf since 2023.
Image gallery
Lorenz Kienzle, Letzte Versammlung der Kleingärtner:Innen der Gartenkolonie »Block 4 « am 3.10.2023, vor ihrem erzwungenen Auszug am 30.11.2023, 2023, Silbergelatinepapier
Lorenz Kienzle, Eines von 6 Fuchskindern vor dem Fuchsbau auf der KlimaInsel, 2025, Digitaldruck
At the corner of Prinzregentenstraße and Waghäuseler Straße lies a plot of land that has never been built on in Berlin's history – allotments were tended and cared for there for 89 years. At the end of 2023, despite numerous protests, the tenants were given notice to vacate the site, as the site was to make way for a construction project by the state-owned real estate company Berlinovo.
Over the course of his work, Kienzle transformed from a photographic chronicler of Berlin's garden culture to a committed activist for the Climate Island of Wilmersdorf. His insightful photographs depict the quiet microcosm of the allotment garden and simultaneously give it a voice.
Exhibition Opening
- Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 6 p.m.
Welcome
- Heike Schmitt-Schmelz | District Councilor
- Barbara Höffer | Municipal Gallery Berlin
Introduction
Dr. Maike Weißpflug | Author and Political Scientist
- Exhibition runs from September 24 to November 9, 2025
- Free admission
