I start talking to Jacques Magiera, one of the curators of the exhibition. He tells me a bit about the idea behind the exhibition. It is supported by the Berlin China Cultural Bridges e.V. and wants to encourage creative exchange between the two megacities. Workshops with Chinese and German artists accompany the exhibition, to extend the 2-dimensional poster-artwork into 3D.

There are already some sculptures made from Chinese everyday-objects and also a congenial group of doodles on plastic sheet. After the exhibition has stopped, the website will continue to offer a platform where you can submit your own work. So hours pass by, it’s getting dark outside, the place fills up and the music changes unnoticeably from sugar-sweet Chinese ballads into cool electronica.

Jacques finds me a chinese girl that answers my last question this evening: “Where in the surroundings can you find authentic Chinese food?” She recites so fast, I can only write down half of her tips, but the “5 flavor” at Torstrasse 125 where we finally wind up offers the most peculiar yet delicious Chinese food i’ve ever eaten in Germany.

Artists: Perk Jin Ningning and Si Wei, More Jiang Zhenhua, WZL Wang Yuwei, Jellymon Lin Lin and Sam Jacobs, Coca Dai Jian Yong, Ideaprisoner Bei Bang, I love left Liu Qing, Zhang Da, Ma Liang, Huang Yonggang, Jiang Jian, Lui Fei, Xu Yi Bing, Qian Qian

What Makes Shanghai Addictive?
Date: September 11th – 14th, 2007
Open: 10:00 until late
Place: Kuppelsaal des Rodeo-Club
Address:35-36 Oranienburgerstrasse, 10115 Berlin
https://www.shanghai-addictive.com