Berlin
Surreal shots of everyday life in Berlin
In his new book 'Berlin Pictures', photographer Mark Steinmetz explores the singular energy of the German capital – a place where money, history and love come together in bizarre and beautiful ways.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Gudrun Gut on a life at the centre of Berlin subculture
Lessons Learned — The musician, DJ and founder of Monika Enterprise reflects on a career defined by revolution and rule-breaking.
Written by: Jeremy Allen
‘I almost got vocal lessons, Björk said “Don’t do it!”’
Tricky in conversation — Ahead of the release of his new EP, Fall to Pieces, trip-hop pioneer Tricky chats to Huck about living in Berlin and why his sound has always defied expectation.
Written by: Paul Hanford
Higher planes: when rave culture and spiritualism collide
Soul power — Some ardent ravers view the practice as a vessel to connect with something larger than themselves. But can a night at Berghain ever result in genuine transcendence – or are efforts to link modern raving with ancient ritualism way off the mark?
Written by: Miriam Malek
How Germany’s rap scene is uniting a divided country
Change of tune — Grappling with societal fractures and a far-right surge, young Germans have discovered a new way of building bridges in the face of disunity: hip hop.
Written by: Alice Austin
How Görlitzer Park became a battleground for Berlin
Tale of two cities — Known colloquially as Görli, the public space operates as a microcosm of tensions in the capital between liberal and conservative factions. The fight for its future remains ongoing – but the conclusion will have an impact that stretches way beyond the park’s walls.
Written by: Alice Finney
Holly Herndon: Mind-bending music for a digital apocalypse
Beyond human — As a leading light in experimental music, Holly Herndon is reimagining how we use technology – from crypto-raves to collaborations with artificial intelligence – at what's starting to feel like a pivotal moment in history.
Written by: Maya-Roisin Slater
Berlin’s clubbers get political for anti-Nazi protest
Dancing in the street — On Sunday, an estimated 70,000 people from the city’s clubbing community took to the streets to counter-demonstrate against the far-right AfD (Alternativ für Deutschland) party: ‘We are progressive, queer, feminist, anti-racist, inclusive, colourful and we have unicorns.’
Written by: Alexander Durie
Portraits of Berlin’s queer punks and skinheads
The ’90s archives — Throughout the ’90s, photographer Christian Vagt lived in the city’s squats, where he shot the everyday lives of his friends and lovers. ‘We were long-haired, didn’t give a fuck and definitely hated capitalism,’ he remembers.
Written by: Simon Doherty
A personal tour through Berlin’s hedonistic heartland
Stories from the city — In Vagabondage Diary, artist Ed Broner offers an intimate depiction of sex, drugs, art and music, taking his camera deep into the city’s underground as part of a pledge to immortalise absolutely everything.
Written by: Niall Flynn
Facing up to the anxieties of adulthood, in pictures
Showing Face — In a new exhibition, the work of photographers David Neman, Tom Palluch and Christian Kage comes together to investigate the idea that growing up isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Written by: Niall Flynn
Documenting the ‘afterparty’ culture of young Europeans
Weekend warriors — In her latest book, photographer Gioia de Bruijn gets to grips with the hedonism and sexual freedom of underground Amsterdam, Berlin, and London.
Written by: HUCK HQ