Program

11:00 – 18:00 Workshops with:

Interactive upcycled musical instruments made from bike parts

At our hands-on booth, you can try out unique musical instruments built from old bike parts. They were created in Benner’s workshop at the Haus der Materialisierung on Alexanderplatz, where not only are bikes repaired, but new ideas sometimes also take shape from discarded materials. For example, a xylophone was created as part of a previous collaboration with the Hungarian group Bélaműhely. Whether it’s bells, spokes, chains, or rims, here bicycle parts are transformed into sounds. Stop by, experiment with the instruments, and discover just how creative upcycling can be.

BONADRUMS – Upcycling Orchestra

In this interactive workshop, recycled and everyday materials are transformed into music! Together with Brazilian musician and percussionist Ronan Bonagamba, participants will build their own musical instruments—creatively, sustainably, and with lots of fun.

The workshop invites you to look at everyday objects with fresh ears: What makes a sound? What resonates? What can be combined, altered, or repurposed? Seemingly worthless materials are transformed into unique instruments and sound objects.

The focus isn’t just on creativity and hands-on experimentation, but also on community and the mindful use of resources. What you make, you play: At the end, all the instruments built come together. With rousing Brazilian rhythms and musical influences from various cultures, a collaborative, improvised concert takes shape—open, lively, and guaranteed to be one-of-a-kind.

flairdrum – Build your own unique musical instrument!

Want to build a musical instrument on the fly? One with a sound that makes the air vibrate? The flairdrum makes it possible. PET bottles are pressurized with air to create an amazing musical experience. The building process is creative and a lot of fun. Come by and build your own flairdrum.

Ensemble Atonor / Benjamin Stache

Discover wacky musical instruments you’ve never seen before. Turn the dial on the ringing phone, have the letter game read to you, play a melody on the scissor grid, or make music with electricity at a kiloohm. Here you can try out the whimsical instruments created by sound artist Erwin Stache and compose a piece of music using these rather unusual objects.

Klangholz e.V.

Recy*Kling makes noise—sanding, hammering, rattling—it’s that simple, and you’ll have made your own jingle stick out of scrap wood and bottle caps.

Matthias Schellenberger (MASCH) and Renas Ibrahim

In their workshop with children, artist MASCH and musician Renas Ibrahim build “Pfandophones”—single-stringed plucked instruments made from plastic bottles. In cooperation with the Vincentino e.V. association, the two combine creative fun and sound exploration with practical upcycling.

Concerts featuring:

14:00 – 17:00

Loop Yourself with Loopwig – Musical background for the flea market

Synth doesn’t always have to be synthetic! At the Gütermarkt, anything that can be found, built, repurposed, or taken apart becomes a sound source. Loopwig transforms everyday objects, toys, electronic finds, and homemade instruments into unique sound sources. This results in layers free of structure and harmony, surprising soundscapes, or even hard-hitting riffs with bite.

Blurring the lines between DIY, experimentation, and electronic sound art, Loopwig shows that music doesn’t have to come from ready-made instruments—sometimes it’s already hidden in the object right next to you.

17:00 – 18:00

Oh No Noh

Finding the essence in the trivial, clarity in the complex, and poetry in simplicity. Between the sky and the city, a temporary soundscape emerges where acoustic and electronic elements, chance and composition, converge. All of this is part of the goal, meaning, and character of Oh No Noh, the project by Markus Rom—a Leipzig-based guitarist, robot programmer, magnetic tape crumpler, and composer. On the ZK/U rooftop, his experimental music becomes part of the space, and the space itself becomes part of the music.

Eigenklang Collective

Eigenklang transforms Berlin’s Fahrradmarkt into an instrument. Amid the ringing of bells, rolling tires, squeaking brakes, whirring chains, and the clacking of freewheels, a vibrant soundscape emerges that is explored and improvised together with the audience. Using wireless headphones and a binaural microphone, the sounds of the location are captured, made spatially tangible, and interwoven with organic, electronic, and human sounds. In this way, the boundaries between the audience, the artists, and the surroundings blur.

Installation:

Giant Dripper on the ZK/U Roof

Rain on demand—while supplies last.

What happens when you simply make your own rain? The Giant Dripper transforms the ZK/U roof into a small weather machine: artificial rain drips from the roof onto the forecourt.

But be careful: this rain is precious. While water normally just falls from the sky and evaporates before you even have a chance to think about it, the Giant Dripper reminds us that water cannot be taken for granted. In times of heat, drought, and increasing water scarcity, every drop suddenly becomes significant.

And while we’re on the subject of water: A small stream of water from the ZK/U roof makes its way—toward the stored water for the Moabit City Garden. Maybe it’s a hint. Maybe an absurd mini-water pipe. Maybe just an attempt to get the drop where it’s needed.

11:00 – 18:00 Flea Market and Arts & Crafts Fair featuring:

Moabees Honey

The honey stand is part of the Moabees workshop at the summer festival. In conjunction with the Moabees workshop on “Bee Democracy,” honey will be sold and given away to participants.

UFAK

We (Chuck, Orkun, and Çakıl) are a small illustration and craft studio based in our living room in Moabit. Çakıl creates illustrations for grown-up kids, and Orkun designs the packaging. Our little joy, Chuck, is UFAK’s mail dog—she makes sure your mail gets on its way.

KRUTO

KRUTO is the art brand of Ukrainian artist Maria Krutogolova. She has developed the watercolor print series “Roots,” which explores Ukrainian authenticity, its symbols, and traditions.

The central motif of the series is the Ukrainian motanka, a traditional protective doll and symbolic talisman meant to shield people from evil. In the artist’s works, these figures take on a new, modern meaning and reflect the challenges of the 21st century.

The works from the “Roots” series form a bridge between the past and the future and illustrate the connection between tradition and the present. They combine the sacredness of the past with contemporary themes, convey emotional depth, and remind us of the importance of cultural roots.

KRUTO’s works are not only available as original artworks but are also featured on various products: art prints and posters, postcards, stickers, canvas bags, and other items featuring the artist’s designs.

... and much more!

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