[et_pb_section fb_built=“1″ _builder_version=“3.22″ background_color=“rgba(36,175,26,0.26)“ background_image=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/11Header_1_WildSpaces.jpg“][et_pb_row _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“120px||200px|“][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_text admin_label=“Header“ _builder_version=“4.7.7″ text_text_color=“#ffffff“ text_font_size=“56px“ hover_enabled=“0″ header_font=“|300|||||||“ header_font_size_last_edited=“on|phone“ sticky_enabled=“0″ header_font_size_phone=“58px“]<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=“1″ _builder_version=“3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=“3.25″ background_size=“initial“ background_position=“top_left“ background_repeat=“repeat“ custom_padding=“27px|0px|0|0px|false|false“][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_text admin_label=“Text: Intro“ _builder_version=“4.4.1″ text_font=“Julius Sans One||||||||“ text_font_size=“21px“ text_line_height=“1.8em“ text_font_size_tablet=“18px“ text_font_size_phone=“16px“ text_font_size_last_edited=“on|desktop“]11 THINGS I LEARNED SPENDING A YEAR IN BERLIN’S PARKS | <\/strong>part 1<\/span><\/p>\n Berlin ist bekannt f\u00fcr seine wilde Seite. Und es gibt viele Formen des Wilden. Was f\u00fcr die einen Freiheit ist, kann bei anderen Unbehagen ausl\u00f6sen. Parks sind Orte, an denen diese Dynamiken aufeinander prallen.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=“Intro paragraph“ _builder_version=“4.4.1″ text_font=“||||||||“ text_line_height=“1.8em“ text_font_size_tablet=“18px“ text_font_size_phone=“16px“ text_font_size_last_edited=“on|phone“ text_line_height_tablet=““ text_line_height_phone=“1.7em“ text_line_height_last_edited=“on|phone“]<\/p>\n In den 1990er Jahren bedeutete wild“ verlassene Geb\u00e4ude, K\u00fcnstlerbesetzungen und Techno-Musik. Mit der Teilung Berlins wurde West-Berlin zur Heimat von Pazifisten und K\u00fcnstlern. W\u00e4hrend der Weimarer Republik in den 1920er Jahren waren es Kabarett und Boh\u00e8me.<\/p>\n Bis Ende der 1700er Jahre war das Gebiet, das heute den Tiergarten und die Jungfernheide ausmacht, im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes wild, denn es waren k\u00f6nigliche Jagdreviere mit Hirschen und Bisons.<\/p>\n Spuren der Wildnis sind auch heute noch vorhanden, auch wenn sie verschwinden, da verlassene Geb\u00e4ude in Arbeitsr\u00e4ume und Eigentumswohnungen umgewandelt werden und einst wilde Freifl\u00e4chen in Spielpl\u00e4tze und Parks umgewandelt werden.<\/p>\n Einige Orte, die wild zu sein scheinen, sind in Wirklichkeit kuratiert, und einige R\u00e4ume, die theoretisch verwaltet werden, halten an ihrer wilden Seite fest.<\/p>\n Hier ist, was ich in den zwei Jahren meiner Wanderung durch die Berliner Parks entdeckt habe.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=“3.25″][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Gorlitzer-Full-Slide.jpg“ align=“center“ align_tablet=“center“ align_phone=““ align_last_edited=“on|desktop“ admin_label=“Gorlitzer Slide“ _builder_version=“3.23″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=“1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=“3.25″ background_size=“initial“ background_position=“top_left“ background_repeat=“repeat“][et_pb_column type=“1_2″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Gorlitzer-Platform.jpg“ align_tablet=“center“ align_phone=““ align_last_edited=“on|desktop“ admin_label=“Gorlitzer Stage“ _builder_version=“3.23″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=“1_2″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Gorlitzer-Arch.jpg“ align_tablet=“center“ align_phone=““ align_last_edited=“on|desktop“ admin_label=“Gorlitzer Arch“ _builder_version=“3.23″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|20px||20px“][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_text admin_label=“Text: Wild in Our Midst“ _builder_version=“4.4.1″ text_font=“||||||||“ text_line_height=“1.8em“ text_font_size_tablet=“18px“ text_font_size_phone=“16px“ text_font_size_last_edited=“on|desktop“ text_line_height_tablet=““ text_line_height_phone=“1.7em“ text_line_height_last_edited=“on|phone“]<\/p>\n Wild in unserer Mitte<\/strong><\/p>\n G\u00f6rlitzer Park<\/b> Meine erste Begegnung mit dem G\u00f6rlitzer Park fand statt, bevor ich den Park betreten habe. Einen Block bevor ich dort ankam, kam ein Mann auf mich zu und fragte mich pl\u00f6tzlich, ob ich Drogen haben wolle. F\u00fcr die Einheimischen w\u00e4re das nicht so schockierend, aber das versetzte mich in einen seltsamen Kopfraum. Ich begann mich zu fragen, warum er mich fragte? Sehe ich wie eine Person aus, die Drogen nimmt? Muss ich etwas an meinem Aussehen \u00e4ndern?<\/p>\n Ich hatte im East Village in New York City gelebt, wo es manchmal Drogendealer an der Ecke meiner Stra\u00dfe Zehnte und A gab. In den zwei Jahren, die ich dort lebte, wurde ich nie gefragt, ob ich kaufen wolle, das war also ein Schock.<\/p>\n Im Inneren des Parks sah ich Gruppen afrikanischer M\u00e4nner. Viele fragten mich, ob ich Drogen haben wolle. Sie waren ruhig. Sie dr\u00e4ngten nicht. Es schien, als ob sie tats\u00e4chlich jedem, der vorbeikam, Drogen anboten. Ich merkte schnell, dass das bei G\u00f6rlitzer die Norm war. Sp\u00e4ter wurde mir klar, dass der Park in Territorien aufgeteilt ist, Verk\u00e4ufer, die aus verschiedenen afrikanischen L\u00e4ndern kommen. Das war interessant zu erfahren, denn in einem Gebiet fand ich die Jungs super chill und unter freiem Himmel.<\/p>\n Aber in dem Gebiet s\u00fcdlich des Kanals verstecken sich die Jungs, und sie k\u00f6nnen aggressiv werden. Einmal habe ich beim Filmen von Kirschbl\u00fcten versehentlich meine Kamera in die Richtung gerichtet, in der sich zwei Jungs versteckten, und sie tauchten aus dem Nichts auf, bedrohten mich und verlangten meine Kamera. Gl\u00fccklicherweise traten zwei Fremde ein, und ich konnte sicher entkommen.<\/p>\n Ich erfuhr, dass im Gegensatz zu syrischen Fl\u00fcchtlingen die meisten afrikanischen Fl\u00fcchtlinge in Deutschland keinen Zugang zur Arbeit haben. Bis vor kurzem wurde ihnen nicht einmal der Fl\u00fcchtlingsstatus zuerkannt.<\/p>\n Eine Begegnung mit einem Drogenh\u00e4ndler hat mich veranlasst, in die Geschichte des Kolonialismus und die aktuelle deutsch-afrikanische Entwicklungspolitik einzutauchen. Aber diese Details hebe ich mir f\u00fcr ein anderes Mal auf.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=“1″ fullwidth=“on“ _builder_version=“3.22″][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Gorlitzer-Spring-1900.jpg“ _builder_version=“3.11.1″][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=“1″ _builder_version=“3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=“3.25″ background_size=“initial“ background_position=“top_left“ background_repeat=“repeat“][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_text admin_label=“Garbage – Unwanted Wild“ _builder_version=“4.4.1″ text_font=“||||||||“ text_line_height=“1.8em“ text_font_size_tablet=“18px“ text_font_size_phone=“16px“ text_font_size_last_edited=“on|desktop“ text_line_height_tablet=““ text_line_height_phone=“1.7em“ text_line_height_last_edited=“on|phone“]<\/p>\n Unerw\u00fcnschte Wildnis<\/strong><\/p>\n Im Juni besuchte ich den Leise-Park (oder Quiet Park). Au\u00dferhalb des Parks lag ein Haufen M\u00fclls\u00e4cke mit einem Zettel, in dem die Besucher aufgefordert wurden, ihren M\u00fcll nach Hause zu bringen. Im Inneren sah ich \u00fcberquellende M\u00fclltonnen, wobei der M\u00fcll neben bereits \u00fcberf\u00fcllten M\u00fclltonnen stand. Offenbar hat die Stadt die regelm\u00e4\u00dfige M\u00fcllabfuhr in diesem Park eingestellt.<\/p>\n Das ist etwas, das ich in vielen Teilen Berlins gesehen habe. Es mangelt an Investitionen in den kleineren Parks rund um Berlin. Der M\u00fcll wird aufget\u00fcrmt und die B\u00e4nke mit Graffiti verunstaltet. Die Kehrseite der Wildheit k\u00f6nnen unerw\u00fcnschte Spuren der Zeit sein, die man im Park verbringt, wie Zigarettenkippen, leere Entnahmebeh\u00e4lter, zerbrochenes Glas und Flaschenverschl\u00fcsse belegen.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=“3.25″ background_size=“initial“ background_position=“top_left“ background_repeat=“repeat“][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_video_slider controls_color=“light“ _builder_version=“3.11.1″][et_pb_video_slider_item admin_title=“Liese Park“ src=“https:\/\/vimeo.com\/280165045″ _builder_version=“3.11.1″ show_image_overlay=“off“][\/et_pb_video_slider_item][et_pb_video_slider_item admin_title=“Natur Park S\u00fcdgalande“ src=“https:\/\/vimeo.com\/282741654″ _builder_version=“3.11.1″ show_image_overlay=“off“][\/et_pb_video_slider_item][et_pb_video_slider_item admin_title=“Video: Volkspark Friedrichshain Clean Up“ src=“https:\/\/vimeo.com\/281797306″ _builder_version=“3.11.1″ show_image_overlay=“off“][\/et_pb_video_slider_item][\/et_pb_video_slider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=“3.25″ background_size=“initial“ background_position=“top_left“ background_repeat=“repeat“][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_text admin_label=“Text: Curated Wild“ _builder_version=“4.4.1″ text_font=“||||||||“ text_line_height=“1.8em“ text_font_size_tablet=“18px“ text_font_size_phone=“16px“ text_font_size_last_edited=“on|desktop“ text_line_height_tablet=““ text_line_height_phone=“1.7em“ text_line_height_last_edited=“on|phone“]<\/p>\n Kuratierte Wildnis<\/strong><\/p>\n Natur-Park Sch\u00f6neberger<\/b> S\u00fcdgel\u00e4nde <\/b>[Video above]<\/p>\n Als ich diesen Park zum ersten Mal besuchte, hatte ich das Gef\u00fchl, ein magisches Land betreten zu haben. Jenseits des Eingangs, und die erh\u00f6hten G\u00e4nge ignorierend, war es, als h\u00e4tte ich einen wilden und primitiven Ort betreten. Er steht in starkem Kontrast zu den Waldgebieten, die Berlin umgeben, wo die B\u00e4ume gleichm\u00e4\u00dfig verteilt sind und es nur wenig Unterholz gibt. Ich verstehe jetzt den Grund, warum Karten einige Waldgebiete in Deutschland als „Natur-Park“-Gebiete ausweisen. Die „Natur“ scheint aus vielen Naturgebieten herausgenommen zu sein.<\/p>\n Das Gebiet, in dem die S\u00fcdel\u00e4nde liegt, war ein ehemaliger Rangierbahnhof, auf dem fr\u00fcher G\u00fcterz\u00fcge mit bis zu 100 Z\u00fcgen pro Tag verkehrten. Er wurde nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg stillgelegt, weil er der Sowjetunion geh\u00f6rte, aber innerhalb West-Berlins lag. W\u00e4hrend dieser Zeit war der Rangierbahnhof sich selbst \u00fcberlassen. B\u00e4ume wuchsen in und um die alten Bahngleise herum und lie\u00dfen Platz f\u00fcr viele Tiere und Insekten, die die Gegend zu ihrer Heimat machten.<\/p>\n Heute sieht der Park wild aus, aber er wird sorgf\u00e4ltig gekeult. Es wird darauf geachtet, den optimalen Lebensraum f\u00fcr die neu zugezogenen Tiere und Insekten zu erhalten.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=“1″ fullwidth=“on“ _builder_version=“3.22″ background_image=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Statue-Garden.png“][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Statue-Garden.png“ _builder_version=“3.11.1″][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=“1″ _builder_version=“3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=“3.25″ background_size=“initial“ background_position=“top_left“ background_repeat=“repeat“][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_text admin_label=“Text: On the Margins“ _builder_version=“4.4.1″ text_font=“||||||||“ text_line_height=“1.8em“ text_font_size_tablet=“18px“ text_font_size_phone=“16px“ text_font_size_last_edited=“on|desktop“ text_line_height_tablet=““ text_line_height_phone=“1.7em“ text_line_height_last_edited=“on|phone“]<\/p>\n An den R\u00e4ndern<\/strong><\/p>\n Am Stadtrand von Berlin findet man Orte zum Wandern, die sich wild anf\u00fchlen. H\u00e4user fallen weg, W\u00e4lder tauchen auf, Felder bieten Platz f\u00fcr V\u00f6gel.<\/p>\n In einem dieser Grenzgebiete, im Norden der Stadt im Bezirk Buch, bin ich auf einer Fahrradtour auf „Steine ohne Grenzen“ gesto\u00dfen. Entlang eines Weges im Bucher Wald stehen 120 Skulpturen, an verschiedenen Stellen, teils in Baumhainen, teils auf offenen Rasenfl\u00e4chen.\u00a0Im Jahr 2001 fand in der Gegend die Internationale Skulpturenausstellung statt. Das Symposium brachte K\u00fcnstler aus der ganzen Welt zusammen, um Werke zu Ehren des Bildhauers Otto Freundlich zu schaffen, der ein abstrakter K\u00fcnstler war, dessen Werk von den Nazis verurteilt wurde. Das Symposium arbeitet zu den Themen Frieden, Gleichheit und Menschlichkeit. Freundlich wurde nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg politisch aktiv. Er hatte die Vision, eine Stra\u00dfe der Skulpturen von den Niederlanden bis zum Mittelmeer zu bauen, „Die Stra\u00dfe der menschlichen Br\u00fcderlichkeit“, und eine weitere vom \u00c4rmelkanal nach Russland, „Die Stra\u00dfe der menschlichen Solidarit\u00e4t“.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=“3.25″ background_size=“initial“ background_position=“top_left“ background_repeat=“repeat“][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_video_slider controls_color=“light“ _builder_version=“3.11.1″][et_pb_video_slider_item admin_title=“Steine Ohne Grenzen“ src=“https:\/\/vimeo.com\/229678944″ _builder_version=“3.11.1″ show_image_overlay=“off“][\/et_pb_video_slider_item][\/et_pb_video_slider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=“3.25″][et_pb_column type=“4_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_text _builder_version=“4.4.1″ text_font=“||||||||“ text_line_height=“1.8em“ text_font_size_tablet=“17px“ text_font_size_phone=““ text_font_size_last_edited=“on|phone“]<\/p>\n F\u00fcr manche Besucher mag die Wildheit Berlins abschreckend sein. Aber f\u00fcr viele Berlinerinnen und Berliner ist es diese Wildheit, die Berlin zu einem lebenswerten Ort macht.<\/p>\n Parks sind Orte, an denen sich, wenn man genau hinschaut, die Welt von gestern und heute widerspiegelt. Auch wenn man glaubt, die Dinge seien stabil und kultiviert, gibt es Wildnis direkt unter der Oberfl\u00e4che.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=“1″ _builder_version=“3.22″][et_pb_row column_structure=“1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″][et_pb_column type=“1_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=“1_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/11Things_11_Trampolines.jpg“ url=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/2018\/11\/16\/11-trampolines\/%20″ align_tablet=“center“ align_phone=““ align_last_edited=“on|desktop“ _builder_version=“3.23″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=“1_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][et_pb_image src=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/11Things_2_Wildlife-1.jpg“ url=“https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/2018\/11\/16\/2-wildlife\/“ align_tablet=“center“ align_phone=““ align_last_edited=“on|desktop“ _builder_version=“3.23″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=“1_4″ _builder_version=“3.25″ custom_padding=“|||“ custom_padding__hover=“|||“][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Many Berliners love Berlin for its wild side. You may be thinking techno clubs or art collectives, but I explored the wild side of Berlin’s parks, in many forms. I think we all crave the wilderness but prefer a tamed version of wild.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35003,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" [et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\" background_color=\"rgba(36,175,26,0.26)\" background_image=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/11Header_1_WildSpaces.jpg\"][et_pb_row custom_padding=\"120px||200px|\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Header\" _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" text_text_color=\"#ffffff\" text_font_size=\"56px\"]<\/p> WILD SPACES<\/p> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\"][et_pb_row custom_padding=\"27px|0px|0|0px|false|false\" _builder_version=\"3.0.48\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Text: Intro\" _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" text_font=\"Julius Sans One||||||||\" text_font_size=\"21px\" text_font_size_tablet=\"18px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|desktop\" text_line_height=\"1.8em\"]<\/p> 11 THINGS I LEARNED SPENDING A YEAR IN BERLIN'S PARKS | <\/strong>part 1<\/span><\/p> \u00a0<\/p> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=\"5px|0px|27px|0px|false|false\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Intro 1st sentence\" _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_font_size=\"20px\" text_line_height=\"1.8em\"]<\/p> Berlin is known for its wild side. And there are many forms of wild. What is freedom for some, may create discomfort others. Parks are places where these dynamics collide.<\/p> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Intro paragraph\" _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_font_size=\"18px\" text_font_size_tablet=\"18px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|phone\" text_line_height=\"1.8em\" text_line_height_phone=\"1.7em\" text_line_height_last_edited=\"on|phone\"]<\/p> In the 1990s wild meant abandoned buildings, artist squats, and techno music. When Berlin was separated West Berlin became home to pacifists and artists. During the Weimar Republic in the 1920s, it was cabaret and bohemian artists.<\/p> Until the end of the 1700s, the area that now makes up Tiergarten and Jungfernheide was literally wild, as they were royal hunting grounds with deer and bison.<\/p> Traces of wild still exist today although it is disappearing as abandoned buildings are converted into co-working spaces and condos, and once wild open space is turned into playgrounds and parks.<\/p> Some places that seem wild are in fact curated, and some spaces that are managed in theory, are holding on to their wild side.<\/p> Here is what I discovered in my two years of wandering the parks of Berlin.<\/p> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Gorlitzer-Full-Slide.jpg\" align=\"center\" admin_label=\"Gorlitzer Slide\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.0.48\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\"][et_pb_column type=\"1_2\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Gorlitzer-Platform.jpg\" admin_label=\"Gorlitzer Stage\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_2\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Gorlitzer-Arch.jpg\" admin_label=\"Gorlitzer Arch\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=\"|20px||20px\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Text: Wild in Our Midst\" _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_font_size=\"18px\" text_font_size_tablet=\"18px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|desktop\" text_line_height=\"1.8em\" text_line_height_phone=\"1.7em\" text_line_height_last_edited=\"on|phone\"]<\/p> Wild in our Midst<\/b><\/p> G\u00f6rlitzer Park<\/b> My first encounter with G\u00f6rlitzer Park happened before I stepped foot in the park. A block before I reached there, a man came close to me and suddenly asked if I wanted drugs. For locals, this wouldn\u2019t be so shocking but this put me in a strange headspace. I started to wonder why he asked me? Do I look like a person who does drugs? Do I need to change something about my appearance?<\/span><\/p> I had lived in the East Village in New York City where there were sometimes drug dealers on the corner of my street at Tenth and A. In my two years there I was never asked if I wanted to buy, so this was a shock.<\/span><\/p> Inside the park, I saw groups of African men. Many asked if I wanted drugs. They were calm. They didn\u2019t push. It seemed like they offered drugs as a matter of fact to anyone passing by. I quickly realized this was the norm at G\u00f6rlitzer. Later I came to realize that the park is divided into territories, sellers coming from different African countries. That was interesting to learn because in one area I found the guys to be super chill and out in the open. <\/span><\/p> But in the area south of the canal the guys hide themselves, and they can get aggressive. I once accidentally pointed my camera in the direction of where two guys were hiding when filming some cherry blossoms and they appeared out of nowhere, threatened me, and demanded my camera. Thankfully two strangers stepped in and I was able to get away safely.<\/span><\/p> I learned that unlike Syrian refugees, most African refugees are not given a pathway to work in Germany. Until recently they weren\u2019t even granted refugee status. <\/span><\/p> One encounter with a drug dealer has led me to dive into the history of colonialism and current German-Africa development policies. But I\u2019ll save those details for another time. \u00a0<\/span><\/p> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" fullwidth=\"on\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\"][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Gorlitzer-Spring-1900.jpg\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.0.48\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Garbage - Unwanted Wild\" _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_font_size=\"18px\" text_font_size_tablet=\"18px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|desktop\" text_line_height=\"1.8em\" text_line_height_phone=\"1.7em\" text_line_height_last_edited=\"on|phone\"]<\/p> Unwanted Wild<\/b><\/p> In June I visited Leise-Park (or Quiet Park). Outside the park was a pile of garbage bags with a note asking visitors to bring their garbage home. Inside I saw garbage bins overflowing, with garbage placed next to already overflowing bins. Apparently, the city has stopped regular garbage removal in this park.<\/span><\/p> This is something I\u2019ve seen in many parts of Berlin. There is a lack of investment in the smaller parks around Berlin. Garbage is left piled up and benches defaced with graffiti. The flip side of wildness can be unwanted traces of time spent enjoying the park, evidenced by cigarette butts, empty take out containers, broken glass and bottle caps.<\/span><\/p> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.0.48\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_video_slider controls_color=\"light\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][et_pb_video_slider_item admin_title=\"Liese Park\" src=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/280165045\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\" show_image_overlay=\"off\"][\/et_pb_video_slider_item][et_pb_video_slider_item admin_title=\"Natur Park S\u00fcdgalande\" src=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/282741654\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\" show_image_overlay=\"off\"][\/et_pb_video_slider_item][et_pb_video_slider_item admin_title=\"Video: Volkspark Friedrichshain Clean Up\" src=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/281797306\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\" show_image_overlay=\"off\"][\/et_pb_video_slider_item][\/et_pb_video_slider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.0.48\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Text: Curated Wild\" _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_font_size=\"18px\" text_font_size_tablet=\"18px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|desktop\" text_line_height=\"1.8em\" text_line_height_phone=\"1.7em\" text_line_height_last_edited=\"on|phone\"]<\/p> Curated Wild<\/b><\/p> Natur-Park Sch\u00f6neberger<\/b> S\u00fcdgel\u00e4nde <\/b>[Video above]<\/p> I felt like I had entered a magical land the first time I visited this park. Beyond the entryway, and ignoring the raised walkways, it was as if I had stepped into a wild and primitive place. It is a stark contrast to the forest areas that surround Berlin where the trees are spaced evenly and there is little undergrowth. I now understand the reason maps designate some forest areas in Germany as \u201cNatur-Park\u201d areas. The \u201cnature\u201d seems to be taken out of many natural areas.<\/span><\/p> The area where S\u00fcdel\u00e4nde sits was a former train shunting yard that at one time serviced cargo trains, up to 100 per day. It was halted after the Second World War because it was owned by the Soviet Union but located inside West Berlin. During this time the yard was left to itself, with trees growing up in and around the old railway tracks leaving spaces for many animals and insects who made the area their home.<\/span><\/p> Today the park looks wild but it is carefully culled. It is managed to maintain the optimal habitat for the newly moved in animals and insects.<\/span><\/p> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" fullwidth=\"on\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\" background_image=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Statue-Garden.png\"][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Statue-Garden.png\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.0.48\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Text: On the Margins\" _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_font_size=\"18px\" text_font_size_tablet=\"18px\" text_font_size_phone=\"16px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|desktop\" text_line_height=\"1.8em\" text_line_height_phone=\"1.7em\" text_line_height_last_edited=\"on|phone\"]<\/p> On the Margins<\/b><\/p> On the outskirts of Berlin, you find places to wander that feel wild. Houses drop away, forests appear, fields provide space for birds. <\/span><\/p> In one of these border areas, in the north of the city in the district of Buch, I was on a bike ride and came across \"Stones without Borders.\" Along a trail in the Buch forest, there are\u00a0120 sculptures, placed in various spots some in tree groves others in open grassy spaces.\u00a0In 2001 the International Sculptures' was held in the area. The symposium brought artists from around the world to create works in honor of sculptor Otto Freundlich who was an abstract artist whose work was condemned by the Nazis. The symposium works on themes of peace, equality, and humanity. Freundlich became politically active after World War I. He had a vision of building a road of sculptures from the Netherlands to the Mediterranian, \"The Road of Human Fraternity,\" and another from the English channel to Russia, \"The Road to Human Solidarity.\"\u00a0<\/span><\/p> \u00a0<\/p> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.0.48\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_video_slider controls_color=\"light\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][et_pb_video_slider_item admin_title=\"Steine Ohne Grenzen\" src=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/229678944\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\" show_image_overlay=\"off\"][\/et_pb_video_slider_item][\/et_pb_video_slider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.0.47\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"3.18.7\" text_font=\"||||||||\" text_font_size=\"18px\" text_font_size_tablet=\"17px\" text_font_size_last_edited=\"on|phone\" text_line_height=\"1.8em\"]<\/p> Some visitors might find the wildness of Berlin off-putting. But for many Berliners, it is this wildness that makes Berlin a place worth living.<\/p> Parks are places where if you look closely, you see the world reflected both the world of yesterday and today. Even if you think things are stable and cultivated, there is wilderness just under the surface.<\/p> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][et_pb_column type=\"1_4\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_4\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/11Things_11_Trampolines.jpg\" url=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/2018\/11\/16\/11-trampolines\/%20\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_4\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][et_pb_image src=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/11Things_2_Wildlife-1.jpg\" url=\"http:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/2018\/11\/16\/2-wildlife\/\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_4\" _builder_version=\"3.11.1\" parallax=\"off\" parallax_method=\"on\"][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-unkategorisiert"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37183"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38563,"href":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37183\/revisions\/38563"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkprojectberlin.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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