Text & Fotos: Maria Hanlon
I’m Maria Hanlon, I’m 20 years old and have been living in Berlin this summer. I have loved living here and I’m now considering moving here after finishing my degree in England. Therefore, I wanted to find out what other people think about Berlin, and more specifically about Neukölln. Consequently, I began taking portraits of people I came across whilst walking around Neukölln. I took some photographs in the daytime and others at night to capture a variety of people and responses.
Meine Name ist Maria Hanlon, ich bin 20 Jahre alt, und seit diesem Sommer lebe ich in Berlin. Ich habe meinen Aufenthalt sehr genossen und ich denke darüber nach, nachdem ich meinen Abschluss in England gemacht habe, hierher zu ziehen. Deswegen möchte ich herausfinden, was andere Menschen über Berlin und speziell über Neukölln denken. Infolgedessen begann ich Portraits von Menschen zu machen, die mir hier in Neukölln begegnet sind. Einige Bilder sind am Tag entstanden, andere nachts, um möglichst eine Vielzahl von Menschen und Reaktionen festzuhalten.
Kommentare:
I moved to neukoelln 30 years ago. never was a great place, but one u could sort of make a living. pplwise it was always difficult to make lasting friends. and now? it really sucks! never faced so many young people that give a shit about others. the only concept they know is to use others. the best word to describe it would be „rücksichtslos“ aka inconsiderate. you see this pattern in traffic but even more so observing human interaction. If you look for a place were ppl respect each other: Neukoelln is one of the worst places in europe. it is the epicenter for the offsprings of neo-liberals. They pretend to be free thinkers, love „öko“, pretend to care but they are the very opposite. stay away from this shithole!