Stadt fur Alle

How Do We Want to Live in the Future?

Paul Hutchinson's (b. Berlin, 1987; lives and works in Berlin) work conveys an intimate and unvarnished perspective, rendering the imperfections, incidental details, and human facets of urban culture. Fleeting moments and encounters often act as a base for his critical photographic practice.

The central protagonists in his most recent project, titled Stadt f�r Alle (transl. City for All), are countless cranes, excavators, and construction signs. They are the tools that power the remaking of any city's urban fabric - here Berlin mostly sets the example. Building pits constitute the foundation for farewells and new beginnings. Advertising banners for luxury developments vie against protest placards hanging limply on the fa�ades of older buildings. The artist has compiled a pictorial atlas that prompts reflections on the transformation of the city and thereby gives form to the advancing gentrification, the constant feeling of threat and the increasing loss of inner-city street culture. Hutchinson's writing complements the deft visual analysis of these processes: "The way you look at me, smiling while I'm losing my vision" is one such observation that, in conjunction with his images, opens up a space for interpretation and a probing inquiry into what urban life will mean in the future.

Cum vrem sa traim in viitor? Lucrarea lui Paul Hutchinson (n. Berlin, 1987; traieste si lucreaza la Berlin) transmite o perspectiva intima si nevarnita, redand imperfectiunile, detaliile intamplatoare si fatetele umane ale culturii urbane.