1 Feb - 31 Mai 2025

Viktor Damov ( Bulgaria )

The project aims to highlight seemingly unnoticeable spaces in Berlin that serve as hubs for informal communication and social justice. These spaces embody economic accessibility, provide room for communities, foster open dialogue, encourage social diversity, or help overcome prejudices. Functioning as hidden social infrastructure, they play a crucial role in the urban fabric. At its core, the project critiques the productive forces of the contemporary neoliberal city. This ideological framework threatens many spaces that do not conform to market logic yet are essential in defending the right to the city. The goal is to develop an anthropological narrative that raises the question of whether such spaces should be perceived as a social-urban value. Referencing the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the project explores the level of endangerment these spaces face. By examining specific sites—such as social centers, social enterprises, etc.—the project seeks to identify common characteristics, threats, contradictions. It explores the beautiful through a social lens.