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A rave among safety deposit boxes and safes: Tresor in Berlin.

Photo (detail): © picture alliance/dpaweb/Soeren Stache

The 90s techno scene
Dancing in a vault

For many people techno is the sound that defined the 1990s. In Germany, Berlin was the epicentre of the new music genre, and before mass events like the Love Parade began, raves took place inside a fairly small circle of party-goers – and in some very unusual places.

Crossing a red light: Traffic offenders in China are named and shamed.

Photo (detail): © picture alliance/dpa-Zentralbild/Klaus Grabowski

Algorithmic Governance
Total surveillance

Algorithms that reward or penalise the citizens of a country on the basis of collated data – in places like China and India, “algorithmic governance” has long been a reality. But even in Germany, computer software already takes decisions that have consequences for many people’s lives.

Sticker Activism
Sticking to it: Barbara. and Irmela Mensah-Schramm

When one thinks of street art in Germany today, famous artists like ECB or Herakut often come to mind. But two new artists are giving German streets a different kind of look. Barbara. and Irmela Mensah-Schramm’s political engagement with stickers has transformed urban landscapes into vibrant sites of civic action and activism.

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