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3 meet the tba-family: milenA 4 Crossing the bridge to hamburG 5 Review: the tree of lifE 7 Review: phantasie an die machT 9 HH - Through a lens danishlY 11 tba: Short intermissioN 12 Goodbye, harry potteR 15 Wutzrock 16 Visual leader 2011 18 tba - Around the worlD 19 CapoeirA 21 Open-air cinema 22 HAW Design presentatioN 23 A+ Show No. 2 24 Weblink: asofterworld.com 25 Short cutS 26 Imprint & the tba-familY
Well, this edition marks the end of the beginning for the tba family. We started planning the journal back in the early days and weeks of Winter Semester 2010 when Autumns warmth was fading into Winters cool. After months of intense exploring, conversing, writing and partying, weve arrived at Ed. 8.0. Since weve begun to report on Germanys most intoxicating city, much has changed, and much has stayed the same. New venues open, old favourites are shuttered but stay alive in shared memories. New students arrive, keen to discover university life and Hamburgs delights, and world-weary, degree-laden graduates fan out into the wilds beyond the Campus. (Take good care Tobi!) And beloved characters, both fictional and real, leave the stage. Putting together each edition has been a brilliant learning experience, ultimately because of the enthusiasm, creativity and talent of the tba troupe. Were all drifting away for a few sun filled months, but as Summer once again turns to Autumn, well be back to bring you tbas take on life in and around the Elbe. So thanks to all of you who put the effort into creating this wonderful experiment, and many thanks to all of you whove taken the time to read our collective musings. If youve enjoyed what youve read, youre always welcome to become a part of the tba family.
If I was my heart Id rather be restless Second I stop the sleep catches up and Im breathless As this ache in my chest, as my day is done now The dark covers me and I cannot run now

You are welcome to join the tba-team with your spirit and knowledge, whatever it may be! Meet us every Wednesday, 6 pm at the Anglarium (Phil-Turm, 1st floor, room 171) or mail to: office@tbajournal.com

Meet the tba-faMilY

Milena
When people ask me where Im from, I always struggle with an answer. What is correct? I was born in Gttingen, a cosy little university-city on the verge of Niedersachsen. But in my earliest years I moved to the place that DaimlerChrysler is known for. Basically I grew up there. I have always had a special relationship to Hamburg, since my mother was born here and in my school holidays, I often visited my grandparents. I fell in love with this city and soon made the decision that I wanted to live there someday. Five years ago, due to a job change, my family and I had to move again: to Hamburg! You might think that I was delighted to move to the city I had locked into my heart. But back then everything was too sudden and I felt as if I was torn out of my old life. The first years were giving me a hard time. But time heals all wounds. Now I consider myself to be very lucky to live in such a wonderful city. I notice this more than anywhere else when the harbour presents itself to me after I got lost at the Golden Pudel with my beloved friends. Finally, I found my Heimat. So when the question comes up next time, Ill know the answer.

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Crossing the bridge to haMburg

Read more: SHMF page

Merhaba Hamburg, Im not often to be found on Sankt Paulis Spielbudenplatz on a Saturday night, but there I stood a couple of weeks ago. And the reason? Well, it turns out that in addition to hosting concerts in more traditional venues, the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival had decided to unleash the frenetic Kolektif Istanbul on a somewhat surprised and impressed Reeperbahn. In addition to the concert being free - always enticing the choice of group was pretty inspired. The band played to a really enthusiastic crowd, and they were brilliantly supported by the hyper-energetic and incredibly enthusiastic DJ Ipek. It was one of those gigs that reminds you of just how uplifting it can be to attend a live music event and its one of only a series of concerts in this years SHMF program. As you may have guessed, the focus of this years festival is Turkey and it offers locals a window to the musical soul of modern Turkey. For any of you whove seen Fatih Akins Crossing the Bridge, youll already have some idea that contemporary Turkish music isnt limited to Tarkan!

There are concerts going on throughout Hamburg and the surrounding areas, and its running until 28 August, so you should be able to find a few interesting concerts to check out. My own recommendation is the Aynur Doan concert which takes place on 06 August in a pretty exotic location. M.L.T

Kolektiv Istanbul | DJ Ipek | Aynur Doan

review: the tree of life

I went to see The Tree of Life at the Abaton, expecting a family drama, most likely presented differently from the daddy died, mums unhappy, child as well-movies that can be found everywhere and everynight. Well, The Tree of Life is different such very unexpected scenes are shown that halfway through the movie I felt the strong urge to leave the cinema immediately. But I didnt. That is why I observed detailed shots of micro-organisms, the universe and all elements that can be found in it. It culminated in a pseudo-realistic scene in which dinosaurs (!) were lying, nearly fighting and walking through the woods. I still have no clue why that is necessary for the movie, but gladly I am not the only one. Most viewers were confused after the movie was over. But what was it about the part in which no images of cosmic explosions were shown? As I said, it is a family drama. But instead of chronologically telling the viewer what happened, why it happened

and easily letting him/her predict what the consequences will be, it presents sequences, snapshots, ideas and concepts of this particular familys life. The Tree of Life makes you think about family constellations, sometimes its judgemental, most of the times it merely depicts. You develop hatred for some characters, are confused by them the next minute, you soon feel sorry and are definitely happy that youre not part of this family are you really? Why characters act as they do and what eventually leads to the dramatic moment is understandable only to a certain degree. But the movie is not one that wants to be comprehensible, but more emotionally understandable. Another strong theme in this drama is religion. The movie is inSource: official movie webpage troduced by a religious quote and every now and then a shimmering light will appear on the screen. It is accompanied by wandering, searching thoughts, rethinking the happenings, questioning the beliefs that

Source: official movie webpage

Source: official movie webpage

are strengthened or shattered. Communication is not very present in the movie for the most part the atmosphere is very quiet, thoughts in voice-overs are a big part of the movie. It speaks through its pictures, sometimes in very mysterious ways. If you try to understand it by talking with someone else, youll certainly have moments of agreement and disagreement thats assuming youll find someone whos willing to talk about it and didnt run off when the dinosaurs appeared. K.F.

Source: official movie webpage

Source: Julia Tegtmeyer

R eview : phantasie

an die macht

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If you know anything at all about art, you know Josef Beuys. Maybe not because he is such a talented painter but rather because he is able to present a piece of rancid butter as art and get away with it. (Yep, thats the man.) As a child, I could only marvel at his dirty bathtub at the museum and wonder why my mother considered this art but employed a cleaning lady precisely to prevent such art from happening in our bathroom. Nonetheless, Josef Beuys is not only a master of muck but apparently also used to be a spokesperson for the protection of the environment which he expressed by campaigning for the political party Die Grnen in Germany back in the good old days when dear Joschka was still a rampant protester. I didnt know that. But even more astonishing was the fact that Andy Warhol lent his face and creativity to the campaigns of this German party. Politics and Art have been inseparably intertwined since the first caricature of the pope was published in the Middle Ages. Sometimes we know the works of an artist all too well and forget that the intention and message are distinctly political. Good examples are the works of Friedensreich Hundertwasser who was not only one of the most impressive German-speaking artists of the 20th century, but also a devout environmentalist (Holy Shit is one of his scripts about composting toilets). His works are aglow with organic colours, his buildings consist of swirls and bows and brightly coloured blots. His political posters are just as intricately beautiful and ask you to love nature and protect the environment. I remember them being immensely popular for decorative purposes in the living room of your average family in Eppendorf. This is political protest adorning the wall over your boob tube. The exhibition at the MKG of course reached beyond the (albeit topical)
Source: Julia Tegtmeyer

posters concerning environmentalism. You could stumble across early criticism of globalization, 80s posters that campaign against the stigmatization of AIDS and were designed by artists such as Keith Haring. Naturally, you could also find the rather pacifist works of Pablo Picasso that all feature his iconic turtle dove (something we had to draw in my primary school art classes). The entirety of the collection was so impressive that the other art in the museum looked a little pale compared to this lively, omnipresent buzz of activism and all the political ideals that are embodied in the sometimes artistically phenomenal, sometimes plain but meaningful- works that formed a consistent timeline through the history of political art, covering all topics from election campaigns, war, pollution, illness and of course equality. The exhibition ended in June, we can only hope that the MKG will bless us with a similar exhibition soon. J.T.

Source: Julia Tegtmeyer

Source: Julia Tegtmeyer

h ambuRg , thRough

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Source: Sarah Kaufmann

I came to Hamburg on 1 October, right at the beginning of the Fall. When I look out my window today, it might be Autumn-like, but really this is midsummer in northern Europe. Im used to this; my hometown of Copenhagen, just 300 km to the north, is a great city for many reasons, the weather not being one of them. Ive almost come full circle as my Erasmus stay in Hamburg draws to an end, and for tba-readers, I will give some impressions on this North European pearl. Hamburg is so green! The first thing that really struck me, on my way around the city, were the many trees that lined almost every street. In the Fall, the city was an amazing palette of colors. In the Winter, the snow highlighted the many bare branches, the Spring with its pink cherry blossoms was romantic and now, in the Summer, everything is full, lush and green. When doing research on my future hometown back in Copenhagen, I made a note of checking out the neighborhood of Karoviertel, which is made up of Marktstrae and its adjacent streets. Labeling this the street for creative capital, probably done by the creatives themselves, could be an ironic comment on Bourdieus concept of cultural capital, and this really is the place where people are not just from the creative class, but indeed the even more alternative, creative part of this social class. Here, it isnt enough to spend your Sundays in the Kunsthalle or have membership at the Hamburg State

Opera; preferably you ought to be spotted at the opening of the new, local pop-up gallery or playing old punk records at Golem on Saturday nights, while entertaining a little graphic print business on the side. The street is packed with small designer boutiques, and this is where Ive found it easiest to spend my Erasmus-funding, not just in the shops, but also in the cozy and unique cafs. Even though this could sound like a poser-paradise, it doesnt feel fake. Many different kinds of people come here, and the welcoming attitude towards outsiders gives the neighborhood a vibrant and cool atmosphere. The social life on the square at one end of Marktstrae is a place I like to people watch. As the lawn is free of charge, there will usually be a group of homeless people sitting in one corner, accompanied by dogs and beer. Another part of the lawn is often occupied by Turkish families, having their Sunday picnic on blankets under the open sky, with children running around. The cafs, home for the brunch-goers and latte macchiato-sippers, are very popular and in good weather, people cluster together on the benches with the long tables, something you dont find in Copenhagen. Hamburg has many different neighborhoods, making it

possible to always find one that suits your mood. Another place Ive spent quite a few hours, is the newest addition to Hamburg, namely the much disputed HafenCity. The myriad flow of city life hasnt yet begun to stir up this space by the harbor, and the main actors here are the shiny and uninviting facades of the new prestige buildings, reflecting themselves in each other and the water, but not the people and then you, with the feeling of insignificance, but also of life and humanness as opposed to these cold, insensitive mastodons of rationality and sublime aesthetics.

Source: Sarah Kaufmann

Hot Spots p Shopping: Kauf Dich Glcklich (Susannenstr.), Mono (Rosenhofstr.), YBDPT Studio (Marktstr.) p Cafs: Panther (Marktstr.), Kaffeekontor (Schanzenstr.), Elbgold (Mhlenkamp), Caf Gnosa (Lange Reihe), Pony Bar (Isabel Allende Platz) p Art: Hamburger Kunsthalle, Der Kunstverein seit 1817, Deichtorhallen p Concerts and going out: Molotow, Uebel & Gefhrlich, Golden Pudel Club and semiillegal parties

Hannahs

Hamburg has a vibe of kindness and openness, and as a foreigner, one feels welcome. Other cities have given me the feeling that Im left on my own, and that I better be on top of my game in order to get by. Whether its the easygoing and pleasant people, the inviting cityscape with its canals and many cultural offerings for its citizens or something in the water, Im not sure. It is easy to be a foreigner in Hamburg, and if you want, you wont stay one for long. When I compare it with Copenhagen, I find that the counter culture has a more prominent place here, and it seems to be valued, also by those who are not a part of it themselves. This makes for a vibrant and heterogeneous atmosphere and brings more life and rawness than in Copenhagen. Here, you dont have to run to keep up, but if you just gaze down at your own shoes, youll stumble. The rhythm of Hamburg is a solid, steady, pacing beat, which drives itself forward, always pushing a bit ahead, and as my year draws to an end, I become more and more open to hitting repeat. H.T.

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g oodbYe , haRRY

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I never wanted us to part. Actually, I never believed that what we had could ever end. When I first met you, I was a malleable 11-yearold and had never heard of your books before. You accompanied me on long journeys in the car and impressed me so deeply that I had to skip the penultimate chapter to finish the first book before falling asleep. As I grew older, I couldnt wait for your new appearances and regularly finished the new novels within two days. I remember drawing portraits of you and all of your friends and secretly hoping that there had been a mistake at Hogwarts and that I would be getting my letter when I turned 12. The letter never came but I stuck with you and started reading your books in English, even though words like wand, cauldron and broomstick were a little too exotic for my language skills at that time. As time passed, another facet of your fascinating wizarding world was introduced: the First Harry Potter movie. I was stunned. Even though you certainly messed up some of my imaginary dream images (like for example the ap-

pearance of many characters. I mean: Sirius, seriously?) I devoutly went on a pilgrimage to the nearest cinema to see how other people imagined your world. You united me and my friends in our adoration of the magic castle and the inspiring things that you were taught there. Now Ive seen your last movie and this makes it more final than reading the last book. I wasnt outraged at the sheer capitalist greed of making TWO last parts; I was simply relieved that the end was delayed for a little longer. I cant quite explain why it feels irrevocably over now, even though I knew that it would end and how this would happen. Being prone to tears, I had to really pull myself together to not completely lose it during a few scenes in all of the books and the last movie proved to be particularly challenging in that regard. I was extremely relieved to hear the four men sitting to our right sobbing heavily and sniffling like 11-year-old me over the fate of the skinny little boy under the stairs. To be honest, I must confess something: I never really liked you much as a person. You were really too incomprehensibly stubborn sometimes and annoyed the crap out of

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me when you ignored all the well-meant advice from your friends and teachers. Also, you were kind of a wuss at times. I felt much more related to the nerdy Hermione, also because my feminist 11-year-old self believed that girls made just as good protagonists as boys and really wished for the girl who lived. However, now that youre old and married (and have annoying kids that you named after practically everyone you knew), I feel that youve earned your peace and dont want to get sent on potentially lethal adventures by 22-year-old girls who dont really want to grow up and therefore wanted you to stay young with her forever. Also, I realized that I can just flip open the first of the novels and pretend to be 11 again and look out of the window trying to spot an owl arriving with an envelope. J.T.
Source: Susan Reichelt

g oodbYe , haRRY

pot te R

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I dont quite remember reading Harry Potter for the first time. I do remember that I started with the fourth book and then spent all the money I got for my birthday that year on the first three. I pleaded with my dad to buy the fifth book the day it arrived in the stores and spent a sunny weekend at

the beach living that enthralling new school year at Hogwarts. I remember being in London when the sixth book was published; queuing in front of the six-storey Waterstones at Piccadilly Circus in the middle of the night. I spent the next two days in Hyde Park with hundreds of others reading those pages wed all been waiting so long for. When the final book was out I was hesitant; each page read brought me ultimately closer to the last page, the last sentence and the end of a great companion. With the movies it was quite similar. My mom would go to the premier with me, watching the preceding movies beforehand; and even though I have carried on that tradition with a friend now, I remember those nights as really special. The thing that made the books so unique was the likeability of all the characters, I think. Harry Potter was the hero of the series, true, but every other character was equally enjoyable. The bookwormishness of Hermione, the great funny palishness of Ron, the weirdness of Luna, the greasy hairiness and misunderstandability of Snape, the grandfatherly warmth but also slight annoyance of Dumbledore, every character had his neat features and flaws.

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Now, with the final movie out in the open, it is like finishing the last book. I dont really want to let go just now, but I also want to watch; I want to know how it ends; basically I do want it to end. Heres for inner conflict. As a reminder of the times, I had plastered a giant cut-out head of Ron Weasley on the wall of my last flat. He was a hit at most parties and a magnet for hilarious photo shoots. Now the flat is not mine anymore and GiantRon-Head has moved on as well. The movie is out and when, in a few months, the DVD is out, well have to say our final, definite, irrevocable and last Goodbyes to this wonderful experience we all (well, almost all) shared. Lets not name our children after all the dead characters of the books, but rather keep them on our book shelves; grabbing them every once in a while and dissolving into Hogwarts, eating Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans and Chocolate Frogs (actually possible) and waiting for a tiny tap on the window glass although knowing that a), its far too late and b), its simply not possible. Sadly. S.R.

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w utzRock YouR fRee festival weekend bY the l ak e

Pilgrimage is a noble pursuit. As Lessing said: When? 26 - 27 Aug the slowest with his eyes fixed closely on the goal will be faster than the one who has no Free? Hell, yeah! goal at all. Banksy on the other hand wrote Hear more? Wutzrock page that reciting old proverbs makes you sound like a twat. So why quote them to begin an article about a free open air festival? Because the memories I have of it compare to pilgrimage par excellence. On a Sunday in 2009, a bunch of friends decided that they could not resist the sirens call of live music in the middle of an idyllic landscape next to the Eichbaumsee in Bergedorf. They were neither deterred by the unpredictable weather nor by the long distance that they would have to travel by train. They simply took large garbage bags and fashioned rain capes out of them by cutting holes for head and arms (or only for the head) into them. Thusly clad and equipped with fabric bags full of beer and BBQ-fare they started their perilous journey. For some reason, it seemed to them that the journey took longer than necessary, but that might have been due to the increased intake of beer and the like. It felt like an idyllic two-hour walk through a fairytale village (after which we realized that we could have taken the bus) until we finally reached the Eichbaumsee. Who would have thought that there was such a beautiful beach close by? Right next to it were two stages, the smaller of which was inhabited by rather unknown bands, but the larger one featured acts like 3te Wahl and Rantanplan. Unfortunately we had missed all of them due to our longish journey in our garbage bags. What we didnt miss was the one band that we had all been excited about: Panten Rococo. This Ska-Punk band from Mexico played for an amazingly long time and let the organizers and their kids join them on the stage and animated the entire crowd of muddy, occasionally barefoot and joyfully dancing people of all ages to get on their knees dancing. The concept of the festival is to unite bands and an audience who share an antifascist attitude and a love for good music under the open sky. It always has been and always will be free, offers tons of space for a tent camp and even has a joint BBQ-fireplace. Never have I encountered so many happy people, even though the tents had been swept away by the rain and the Eichbaumsee was polluted with blue-green-algae. After the last gig on that Sunday, we sat down by the beach and had a celebratory beer with a breathtaking view of the setting sun over the lake. While the first people left the camping site, we simply enjoyed the view and nature around us and promised ourselves to come back again. This years line-up: Slime, Le Fly, Ohrbooten, Bo-Flower, Wisecrcker, Rainer von Vielen, Dubska and many more. J.T. Where? Eichbaumsee, Bergedorf (S Mittlerer Landweg)

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v isual l eadeR 2011 d on t lead

Where? Deichtorhallen, Deichtorstrae 1-2 (S/U Hauptbahnhof, U1 Steinstr.)

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There is something scarily topical about the Visual Leader exhibition, and I dont When? 09 June - 18 August: Tue-Sun, 11am-6pm just mean the contemporary photograHow much? : 6 / 9 (Tue after 4pm: 4,50) phy and the new magazines that are presented there. Entering the DeichRead more? Deichtorhallen page torhallen, I felt instantly reminded of a lab maze through which scientists shoo lab rats to find out why humans pick their nose at work. The venues whiteness can beexhausting, but it is a necessary evil, because the exhibition is quite overwhelming. The labyrinth-like set-up offers too many corners with too many different pictures, topics, subjects, perspectives; you literally dont know where to look first. Turn left; there is a huge black and white portrait of the young, naked and scarcely shaved. To your right, Gerard Depardieu is riding his Vespa in a spotty wifebeater with a slightly crazed expression on his face. The exhibition demands your attention from many places simultaneously. There are so many things to be discovered that you feel a bit like in the supermarket in front of a shelf full of products that you dont really need but want regardless. The LeadAward is given to the best photos, covers and miscellaneous other things from newspapers and the internet. We also get to see the best of advertisement (which surprisingly includes the BILD testimonial campaign, which I find rather dumb, but to be fair, they also included the heartwarming response letter of Judith Holofernes who refused to join the

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campaign) and photo journalism that we might remember from the World Press Photo exhibition. There is also a fair amount of disturbing fashion photography in which I see neither sense nor beauty (but then I also dont get most of whats going on in fashion anyway, so I blame the lack of response on myself ). The entire collection makes for a very wholesome and surprising overall picture. You would be surprised as to how innovative magazines can be when it comes to unique covers (the Zeit Magazin for example produced 40 different covers featuring Claudia Schiffer for their 40th anniversary) and memorable photo series. You should however be warned, there is a high probability of hipsters around 2.30 pm on a Tuesday but other than that there should be nothing to diminish your pleasure in watching naked female storm troopers. J.T.

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Wednesday evening, 8 p.m., after the weekly tba meeting: Are you coming to the tube station with me? No, sorry, Im staying, my Capoeira training starts at 8.30. Yeah, right. Capoeira thats some kind of dance, isnt it? Well, not exactly... When I came to Hamburg in October last year, everything was new to me: university, my flat, the big city, the people I met. I was starting a new chapter, a new period in my life and it felt appropriate to try a new kind of sport as well. I had worked out at gyms before, but they were too expensive for me now, and I was bored by being on my own and lifting weights. Besides, this was the big city, and there were loads of possibilities here. So, during the free one-week trial of Hochschulsport, I searched for my thing. I had heard about Capoeira before and liked the idea of doing martial arts standing up for yourself, learning

to control your body. But visiting the beginners training on Wednesdays, I recognized that Capoeira was different, and it caught me at once. The roots of Capoeira go back to the 15th century, when Africans were deported to Brazil and enslaved by Portuguese and Dutch colonial settlers. It is not exactly known how Capoeira developed some say it was already common among the African tribes, some say it rose out of nothing with the beginnings of slavery. But it definitely developed as a form of resistance against slavery and violence and against the belief of white people being superior to others. Besides regular training, the so-called Roda, which is Portuguese for circle or round, is the form of practising and playing Capoeira, and it shows the roots of the sports: The Capoeiristas build a circle, with their backs facing outwards, hiding the two Capoeiristas that play with each other in the middle of the circle. The central role during the Roda is lit-

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erally played by music, since a couple of rhythmic instruments are part of the Roda and support the Capoeristas singing and clapping. One can vividly imagine the energy and hope that the slaves got from these circles, hiding their training and resistance with their backs from their white suppressors. Playing Capoeira brought them together; even if they did not speak the same language, there was still communication a dialogue that can be playful, light and artistic or that could be a fight, depending on the mood and the individual Capoeirista playing. The songs, which are sung in Portuguese, also show these roots, as they are dealing with desires, the sea, energy and sufferings. And they catch you there is not one evening I come home from training without a song stuck in my head, my body being tired, my mind still awake. So, as you can see, its not about dancing, its not just a mixture of fighting and dancing, its a whole world, just opening up for me now, its a language, spoken everywhere in the world, its an opportunity, its for everyone and its a part of my life in Hamburg now. V.S.

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Source: official homepage

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Sommerkino auf dem Alsterdorfer Markt Dates: 29.07.2011- Lang lebe Net Devine!, 05.08.2011- Date Night Gangster fr eine Nacht, 12.08.2011- Mammuth , 19.08.2011- Goethe!

Its Summer, its hot outside, in the early evening hours its still daylight and you feel like going to the movies. But you despise cinemas in Summer, for badly-adjusted air conditioning generally makes the room temperature fall below zero and every time youve been to the movies, you caught a cold. And of course you want to enjoy the nice weather outside while watching a movie. Then lucky you - open -air-cinema season has begun! There are several beautiful places all over Hamburg where you can enjoy the (hopefully) nice weather and watch a movie. Some are for free and some charge small fees. Theres a variety of movies shown, from modern classics to last years most popular ones - Im sure youll find the right ones for you and maybe even find yourself a new favourite! Once you have experienced the open-air feeling for yourself, you wont ever set a foot near a normal cinema in Summer. S.R.

starts at 9.30pm Entry: free Zeise Kinos Open-Air Dates: 23 June to 27 August. i.e Soul Kitchen, Winters Bone, True Grit, Wasser fr Elefanten, Gainsbourg starts at: 26. July - 10. August: 9 30pm 11. August - 27. August: 9pm Entry: 6.50

Arriba Schanzenkino Dates: 16 June to 28 August starts at nightfall Entry: 7, for students 6

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HAW Design, Armgartstr. 24 (U Uhlandstr.)

nating light effects. The students experimented with alternative materials such as magnetic tape of old music cassettes or puffed-plastic packing material. The one presentation I found the most impressive was the costume designers installation (which was almost a show) called Fairy Tale Disaster. Apparently, the task was to create costumes for well known fairy tales. The audience could see quite traditional costumes for Snow-White, Cinderella and their attendant characters. Others were Hansel and Gretel, Sleeping Beauty and Snow White and Rose Red. The costume designers were supported by mass communication technology students, who signed responsible for light and sound as well as the production of a one- hour movie. They created an entire light/ sound show that supported the presentation of the costumes in context. The Armgartstae was very inspiring visit and I can only recommend the Jahresausstellung to everyone interested in going to visit next year! R.G.
All pictures on page: Rika Groeneveld

Read more? webpage From 14 to 16 July, the different design study courses presented their last semesters works. In the Armgartstrae the fashion and costume designers presented self woven textiles, felted pictures and textile installations mixed with modern technology such as headphones, which were integrated in a sculpture looking like an old-fashioned ceiling light. In another room they displayed the process of creating fashion and clothes from a first idea to the final product. The felting courses presented felted pictures as precise as graphics. All the pictures showed an alternative and critical notion on our world. They had either political, societal or artistic impact. Other courses experimented with new combinations of brins. Natural fibres in combination with UV- or fluorescent fibres created a very delicate textile with fasci-

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Additionally to the HAWs Jahresausstellung, the Department of Design organised a fashion show where all fashion design students could have their works presented by models. There were three shows on Friday and Saturday, which took 90 minutes and displayed fashion by 118 students. The fist semester students presented fashion on Blue Monday...(we all know how that feels)...Blue Denim. They created three-dimensional fashion. The higher semesters created fashion on Science Fiction vs. Prfuturologiediagnostik and to be honest, I still have no clue what this second term referred to. What they were supposed to do was, to create fashion inspired by future times or anytime of the past interwoven with a reference to literature or film (ohhhhh! to all Star Wars geeks - Star Wars was excluded). Other tasks were Mode dEmploi and Studio A / Atelier B. Moreover, three masters and 19 bachelors projects as well as ten diploma projects were presented. Those projects were particularly interesting because every project was by a single student and included several artworks on the same topic. The topics reached from Popperindiander, Diamonds are forever,over Miniaturgolf to blue velvet_welcome to lynchworld and The Subjection of Women, only to name a few. All topics were chosen by the designers themselves. Luise Zcker, designer of The Subjection of Women, was inspired by an essay on Die Hrigkeit der Frau by John Stuart Mill. Her fashion is inspired by the Biedermeier years and is made of Barbie dolls body-parts. Her fashion was highly appreciated by the audience. Asow City is the title of Ellen Ldekes collection. Asow City is a gambling city in Russia built after the example of Las Vegas. The collection is inspired by gambling, so references to cards, glamour and green felt could be seen. All in all, you can say that there were as many different subjects as there were designers and this is why fashion shows never ever get boring. R.G.

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tions about the world we live in and twists them until they nostalgic. They can make you smile, laugh uncontrollably, cry or nod in agreement. Joey and Emily are funny people, indeed. A Softer World is

are ironic, hurtful, mean, intoxicatingly sweet, lovely, funny or

In the caves behind my house, I found a softer world. They understand what I had to do for love. They dont believe in restraining orders. Since we have been discussing the notion of what is art in greater detail, I felt that it was time to introduce a piece of art that touches my heart every time I look at it. Joey Comeau and Emily Horne have created a web comic that combines beautiful, ordinary as well as extraordinary photographs with texts. The format is always the same: three little boxes, filled with pictures that either create a whole together or that reproduce enlarged versions of the last box. The boxes are also filled with words. Comeau knows how to use words. He makes observa-

World is a comic that was created by Emily Horne and Joey

heart (similar to us at tba :) ). Or as they call it: A Softer

their side project, their hobby, into which they pour all their

Comeau so that people would recognize them as important expected and portrays a heap of black humour that can also be

artistic geniuses. The twist in Joeys little texts is always un-

found in his other literature.

A softer World may well be the most poetic web comic out

there; at least it has the wittiest, most unusual words combined with seemingly unrelated pictures that depict everyday of daily life with the texts that create surreal situations makes

life in its most casual form. The juxtaposition of these pictures

the comic (which is less a comic than a photo-collage-story) remarkably different and rewarding. J.T.

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What? Where? When? Free? Klingsogut Festival Festivalgelnde Reiherstieg (S Wilhelmsburg) Sun, 7 August, 2pm ??? What? Sturch (w/ BoyHitsCar) Headcrash (Hamburger Berg 13) Thur, 4 August, 8pm 12.80

If we had a staff of 50 and the ressources of DER SPIEGEL, these are some of the events we would have covered in more detail...

What?

Where? When? Free?

Extreme Playgrounds Sun, 28 August 25

Wasserskiarena Pinneberg

Where? When? Free?

Read more? Sturch page Rockspektakel am Rathausmarkt Fri-Sun, 12 - 14 August Yes

What?

Where? When? What? Where? When? Free? Pudel Garden Live Open Air Am St. Pauli Fischmarkt 27 (U/S Landungsbrcken) Sun, 21 August, 3pm Yes Free?

Rathausmarkt (S/U Jungfernstieg, U3 Rathaus)

What?

Where? When? Free?

Rock gegen Rechts Sun, 7 August, 3pm 6

Culturhaus Sternschanze

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editor-in-chief sub-editors

p.p. Marc-Liam Toolan Tobias Steiner, Julia Tegtmeyer, Susan Reichelt Kim Rika Susan Stephanie Vera Julia Marc-Liam Hannah
- see picture credits -

Meet the familY

authors

Fllenbach Groeneveld Reichelt Richter Struckmann Tegtmeyer Toolan Tvede

(p. 7f, 12f., 15, 16, 24) (p. 4) (p. 9f.)

(p. 5f.) (p. 22f.) (p. 14) (p. 21) (p. 19)

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2011, all rights reserved

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Students Event Guide & Literary Journal University of Hamburg

Source: Sarah Kaufmann

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