Dresdner Nachbarschaften

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This year, we will once again be out and about in several districts – more precisely: DRESDNER NACHBARSCHAFTEN. Conversations in the green, encounter cafés, workshops, district tours and much more will connect the topics of biography and neighbourhood.

Upcoming events

Dates will be announced soon.

About the project

What exactly happens between garden fences and in stairwells? And how has living together changed over time? New things are added, old things disappear, new neighbours live next door to old residents. Almost everyone has neighbours and can spontaneously tell one or two anecdotes. In the project „Dresdner Nachbarschaften – Damals, Heute, Morgen“, together with long-standing partners from various parts of the city, we invite you to get to know the local people better and to rediscover initiatives and small oases just around the corner.

We want to make people aware of the hidden things in the district. Memories, experiences and wishes regarding our neighbourhood are the focus. We want to listen and let people tell stories: What did it look like in Gorbitz 30 years ago? What reminds a newcomer in Gruna of his home in the Allgäu or the Middle East? Those who want to have something ‘in their hands’ can let off steam creatively and design their own memory book. Everyone can get involved and get to know various neighbourhood initiatives and meetings: from the community garden to the neighbourhood shop. We offer all this and more during joint district walks, storytelling cafés in the green and creative biography workshops.

No matter how old, no matter where you are from, we are happy to hear from anyone who wants to tell us their story.

“We want to make people aware of the hidden things in the district. Memories, experiences and wishes regarding our neighbourhood are the focus. We want to listen and let people tell stories: What did it look like in Gorbitz 30 years ago? What reminds a newcomer in Gruna of his home in the Allgäu or the Middle East? Those who want to have something ‘in their hands’ can let off steam creatively and design their own memory book. Everyone can get involved and get to know various neighbourhood initiatives and meetings: from the community garden to the neighbourhood shop. We offer all this and more during joint district walks, storytelling cafés in the green and creative biography workshops.”
Yvonn Spauschus, project management

Brochure

This brochure is not just a look through the keyhole, but a door opener! Take a look at old and new neighbours, visit the initiatives and associations in your neighbourhood! in your neighbourhood! There are so many stories to discover! Encounters, exchanges and listening have allowed us to experience: There are great people who give all of Dresden’s neighbourhoods a face and hold them together.

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Dresdner Nachbarschaften – Damals, Heute, Morgen – 2022

Ihr möchtet Exemplare der Nachbarschaften-Broschüre in eurer Organisation oder im Stadtteil auslegen? Dann kontaktiert uns – unter info@kulturaktiv.org oder 0351 811 37 55 – und wir schicken Euch gerne weitere Broschüren zu.

Quotes and reports

Many meetings, exchanges and listening sessions have shown us that these are great people who give Dresdner Nachbarschaften a face and hold them together! Here you can find out more about these neighbours, initiatives and other stories…

Dresdner Nachbarschaften - Abo Tadschikistan

Dresdner Nachbarschaften – Svitlana Ukraine

Dresdner Nachbarschaften – Abo Tadschikistan

Dresdner Nachbarschaften – Anna Yaryga

Dresdner Nachbarschaften – Michael Dresden

Dresdner Nachbarschaften - Robert Lewetzky

Dresdner Nachbarschaften – Sören Bär

Dresdner Nachbarschaften – Robert Lewetzky

Dresdner Nachbarschaften – Matthias

Dresdner Nachbarschaften – Nadja

Dresdner Nachbarschaften - Gießgruppe Stresemannplatz

Dresdner NaDresdner Nachbarschaften - Paulchbarschaften - Peter

Dresdner Nachbarschaften – Gießgruppe Stresemannplatz

Dresdner Nachbarschaften – Chris

Dresdner Nachbarschaften – Peter

Dresdner Nachbarschaften - Andrea Johannstadt

Dresdner Nachbarschaften - Jörg Rohleder

Dresdner Nachbarschaften – Andrea Johannstadt

Dresdner Nachbarschaften – Dresdner Nachbarschaften – Jörg Rohleder

Dresdner Nachbarschaften – Löli

Events

Flyer

Team

Nadine Wölk · workshop leader, memory books

“Do I know my neighbors? Ein, zwei, drei mit Namen. Da klingle ich auch, wenn ich beim Einkaufen etwas vergessen habe. Ob die anderen Nachbarn mich kennen? Keine Ahnung. But as far as I know myself, I’m always happy about a friendly hello. In this sense: hello dear neighbors!”

Nadine Wölk, born in 1979 in Thuringia, has lived and worked in Dresden for 20 years. She studied graphic design in Munich as well as painting and graphics. She works as a freelance graphic designer, artist and freelance lecturer.

A volcano of creativity and a quiet flow of concentrated work – Nadine has all this to offer not only to the participants of the workshops.

Moussa Mbarek · workshop leader, screen printing

“In all the places I’ve lived in Dresden, unfortunately, I haven’t known my neighbors. If you weren’t born here, it’s hard to get into conversation with neighbors. Encounters are brief and everyone quickly closes the door. That was different in my old home.”

Moussa Mbarek, born in the Libyan Sahara, has lived in Dresden since 2015. Since then, he has worked as an art caster and is involved in the artistic field of migration work.

What you can do with you can do with screen printing! After initial scepticism, enthusiasm follows. The children and adults in Moussa’s workshops don’t want to stop.

Anne Ibelings · workshop leader, memory books

“Neighborhood. I think first of all of our house community. For us, our garden is both a place of recreation and a meeting place. How lucky we are to have it.”

Anne Ibelings, born 1982, has lived and worked in Dresden since 2009. She studied communication design with a focus on illustration. She lives in Dresden as a freelance illustrator and draws for children’s and non-fiction books, among others.

The small, fine things are Anne’s speciality. When the works become more filigree and fantastic, then she has infected the workshop participants with her art.

Uta Rolland · moderation and documentation

“Neighborhoods can be a wonderful living network that sustains even in difficult situations.”

Uta grew up in Meissen and has lived in Dresden for ten years. As a cultural historian, she has worked in the cultural industry for many years.

Listening closely, questioning, doubting and a blazing fire for the work in the neighbourhoods – that is what Uta puts down in her texts. They are a mirror of all that everyone can see if they only want to.

Rosa Hauch · moderation and documentation

“Neighbors – live and let live, I think. In the old days, you used to go around the place in a horse-drawn carriage. “I’m the new guy. Here’s my business card, please. ” Such rituals feel quite nice, but seem out of time. A friendly “Hallo, Moin, Tach” will do. Addressing and helping each other is nice. What I find unattractive is trying to tell your neighbor how he or she should do something.”

Rosa was born in Ueckermünde and has lived in Dresden for 30 years. She works as a freelance journalist, job application coach and language teacher.

Always on the go, always talking and always ready to put the interesting stories of our guests on paper.

Rosa Brockelt · moderation and documentation

“I grew up in Italy, in the middle of the forest in the western Alps. It’s beautiful there, but at that time there were no other children living nearby and even the village was only accessible by car. That’s probably why in the cities I lived in – Turin, Isfahan and Dresden – neighborhood networking was always very important to me. I love running into friends and acquaintances in the neighborhood and having a quick chat with the baker, the Späti owner and the café owner.”

Rosa taught German as a foreign language, supervised prospective refugee students at the TU Dresden, and was and is active in various art and cultural projects. She draws everywhere, really.

Ink, brush and pen are always on the woman. Rosa brings Dresden’s neighbourhoods to life with her very special illustrations.

Dresdner Nachbarschaften | Ausstellung © Yvonn Spauschus

Falk Goernert · moderation and documentation

“Neighbourhood, that’s the morning view from my window into the kitchen of the house opposite. 7 o’clock and again coffee is being made and taken out of the cupboards.“

Falk was born in Dresden and only left the city for his studies.

An art historian, he always has an eye for what is not revealed, not visible, and an open ear for what is between the lines. That’s what we appreciate about his sensitive snapshots in our workshops.

Dresdner Nachbarschaften
Damals, Heute, Morgen / Zuhören, Erinnern und Gestalten

In our storytelling cafés and discussion groups, district tours and workshops, we want to encourage you to tell stories and develop visions.

Period
05-12.2022

Project coordination
Yvonn Spauschus (project management)
Anne Ibelings · Moussa Mbarek · Nadine Wölk (workshop leader)
Uta Rolland · Rosa Brockelt · Rosa Hauch · Falk Goernert (moderation and documentation)

Cooperation partners
JugendKunstschule Dresden · Omse e.V. · Löbtop e.V. · Quartiersmanagement Prohlis, Johannstadt and Gorbitz · Sigus e.V. · In Gruna leben e.V. · UFER-Projekte Dresden e.V.

Supported by

The project is funded by the House of Resources Dresden+