Sonnenfreunde Gallery ((install))
Inside was a photograph. An old one, sepia-toned, of a man and a woman lying on a dune, their arms flung out, their faces lifted to a sun so bright it had bleached the edges of the print. On the back, in faded ink: Sonnenfreunde, 1972. Strand auf Rügen.
On the final day of Neigungswinkel , a stranger came. He was tall, sun-leathered, with the kind of face that had been turned toward the sky for decades. He stood in the light for a long time. Then he walked to Lena and placed a small, heavy envelope in her hand. sonnenfreunde gallery
Sonnenfreunde isn’t trying to be the next Gagosian. It’s better than that: it’s a genuine, unfiltered slice of Berlin’s creative underbelly. Go for the art, stay for the conversation, and leave with a print (or at least a new friend). Inside was a photograph
He moved deeper into the building, passing the empty changing rooms and the communal showers, now dry and stained with rust. He descended a spiral staircase to the lower level, where the infamous "Solarium" was located. Strand auf Rügen
Looking ahead, the Sonnenfreunde Gallery has announced plans for its first international outpost in Marbella, Spain, followed by a pop-up in Joshua Tree, California. They are also launching an NFT project titled "Sunspots," though with a physical twist: each NFT unlocks a geo-located spot in the real world where the sun hits perfectly at noon.
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