Exhibition opening Relations in Place
with sound performance by Özcan Ertek

The spaces in which we move and meet every day are more than just our built environment. They are the product of our actions, decisions and relationships - and thus influence how and where we experience caring togetherness or exclusion and control. The exhibition Relations in Place examines spaces as networks of relationships in which social, political and cultural tensions become visible.

Starting from the historically charged exhibition venue - a former bear cage in the heart of Berlin - the focus is on the ambivalences of spatial practices: How and where are power, care and control negotiated spatially? What dynamics leave their mark on the architecture and use of space? The works of Vanessa Amoah Opoku & Joy Weinberger, Özcan Ertek and Zhenru Liang address these questions on different spatial levels: from the transnational perspective of the diaspora to the urban landscape of Berlin and the specific context of the Bärenzwinger itself.

Relations in Place
With Özcan Ertek, Zhenru Liang, Vanessa Amoah Opoku & Joy Weinberger
November 14, 2025 - January 25, 2026

Opening: Thursday, November 13, 2025, 6-9 pm
Acoustic Horizon - sound intervention by Özcan Ertek, 7 pm

More information: Bärenzwinger Berlin

Exhibition Opening Relations in Place
with a sound performance by Özcan Ertek

The spaces we inhabit and encounter each other in every day are more than just our built environment. They are the product of our actions, decisions, and relationships - and thus influence how and where we experience care and togetherness or face exclusion and control. Relations in Place examines spaces as networks of relationships in which social, political, and cultural tensions become visible.

Set against the historically charged backdrop of a former bear pit in the heart of Berlin, the exhibition highlights the complexities of spatial practices: How and where are power, care and control negotiated in space? What traces do these dynamics leave on the architecture and use of space? The works by Vanessa Amoah Opoku & Joy Weinberger, Özcan Ertek, and Zhenru Liang address these questions across different spatial dimensions: from the transnational perspective of the diaspora, to the urban fabric of Berlin, and the specific context of the Bärenzwinger itself.

Relations in Place
With Özcan Ertek, Zhenru Liang, Vanessa Amoah Opoku & Joy Weinberger
November 14, 2025 - January 25, 2026
Opening: Thursday, November 13, 2025, 6-9 pm
Acoustic Horizon - Sound Intervention by Özcan Ertek, 7 pm

More Information: Bärenzwinger Berlin