Third Space
Anna Ehrenstein, Jannis Julien Grimm & Timo Herbst, Theemetra Harizani, Runa Ikeda, Matteo Lorusso, Anzhelika Palyvoda, Minh Duc Pham, Rebecca Pokua Korang, Jakub Šimčik, Selassie, Bahaa Talis, Sofiιa Yesakova
curated by the collective
img credits: Olga Tsirakidou
model: Aylo
Vernissage
Fri 23 May 2025 5 – 9pm
with Performance at 6pm
Spells for Beginners: Summoning A Ghost Database
by Theemetra Harizani
Panel Talk on the fragility of images, the risks of testimony, and the ethics of visibility.
Wed 28 May 6pm
Fragments of Solidarity: Ethics, Evidence, and Echoes of Resistance
with Timo Herbst, Rebecca Pokua Korang, Lilian Mauthofer, Jannis Julien Grimm
Performance
Fri 20 Jun 6pm
Ancestral eavesdropping
by iYi – Runa Ikeda, Frida Eun Ae Yngvesson, Shinichiro Ikeda
Tour and an Artist Talk
Sat 21 Jun 4pm
Longest Day of the Year!
Finissage
Sat 12 Jul 5 – 9pm
Opening hours
24 May – 12 Jul 2025
Wed – Sat 2 – 6 pm
and by personal appointment
closed on German public holidays
Location
frontviews at HAUNT
Kluckstraße 23 A Yard
D – 10785 Berlin
Social Media
@frontviews_
@haunt_berlin
Public Transport
Bus Linie M48 or M85 from Potsdamer Platz/ Busstop
Lützowstr./Potsdamer Str. and a 4 minute walk // U-Bahn
Kurfürstenstraße Linie U1 and U3 and a 6 minute walk // M29 Busstop Gedenkstätte Dt. Widerstand and a 2 minute walk.
This project is profoundly supported by Senate Departement for Culture and Social Cohesion. It´s also made possible with the initiative of the whole collective.
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The exhibition Third Space invites viewers to delve into the fluid and evolving nature of identity through the lens of migration. It brings together Berlin-based artists whose works examine the complexities of existing between cultures, navigating shifting landscapes of belonging, and grappling with the ever-changing nature of identity in transit.
At its core, the exhibition is shaped by Homi K. Bhabha’s concept of the Third Space—a transformative realm where cultures intersect, identities blur, and hybridity emerges. Here, migration is not just about crossing borders, but also about the internal landscapes that shift along the way. The self, exposed to multiple cultural currents, becomes fluid, continuously reshaped by encounters, losses, and reinventions.
Through a dialogue between personal experience and research, the exhibition weaves together individual and collective narratives—stories of displacement and belonging, rupture and adaptation, alienation and joy. It explores how migration disrupts traditional notions of home, how identities are negotiated in unfamiliar contexts, and how art becomes a vessel for resilience, reinvention, and self-preservation.
Beyond the artworks on display, Third Space extends into areas of shared reflection and dialogue in the exhibitions and through accompanying performances, talks and panels. The gallery transforms into a space of exchange, where questions about personal and collective sanctuary and expression are examined: How do we create space to simply exist? What does it mean to belong? What is lost—and gained—through migration? The journey unfolds as one of paradox—between longing and discovery, between integration and the fear of erasure. In dismantling fixed hierarchies, the exhibition reimagines the gallery as a dynamic environment of solidarity and conversation.
By centering these artists’ voices, the exhibition reclaims agency over personal narratives, a kind of Anzaldúan Autohistoria, a form of storytelling where blending personal histories becomes a form of resistance. It immerses viewers in the complex, deeply personal experience of displacement, adaptation, and resilience. Through collective storytelling and artistic expression, it invites viewers to challenge dominant narratives while fostering a shared space for reflection and solidarity.
