Paul Hutchinson
SCHÖNEBERG 30
The collage Schöneberg 30 by Paul Hutchinson combines texts and images by the artist from the years 2016–2025. It largely consists of material created in the same neighborhood where the collage is displayed-the northern part of the Berlin borough of Schöneberg, formerly known as the 'Schöneberg 30' postal district. Additional elements of the piece stem from Hutchinson’s residency at Villa Aurora in Los Angeles.
In this work, Hutchinson references the different realities that collide in the immediate surroundings of Kurfürstenstraße, the street where the large-scale poster is exhibited: migrant biographies, street culture, architectural attempts to solve social problems, luxury development, and gentrification. Amid the rather harsh mood of the collage, moments of optimism and solidarity can be sensed. A flock of birds circles above the Kleistpark junction, a red-lit hand opens up. “[…] wir stehen hier nicht allein (transl.: we are not alone here),” it says at one point. Hutchinson himself was born and raised in the northern part of Schöneberg.
Paul Hutchinson is a visual artist. In his photographic work and writing, he examines societal phenomena of urban life and the conditions of social mobility. His works oscillate between moments of intimacy and political statements, marked by a desire to create an accurate yet individual reflection of our time. Among other awards, Paul Hutchinson has received the DAAD Scholarship for Artistic Development and the Eberhard Roters Scholarship for Young Art. He is a member of the Fine Arts Commission of the DAAD.
In 2023, Paul Hutchinson was a Villa Aurora Fellow of the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.
About the project
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Villa Aurora in Los Angeles, the artist residency has invited former fellows to design large-scale posters as individual artistic contributions to Berlin’s urban landscape. Displayed across diverse public locations in the city, the works forge a connection between art, urban society, and international perspectives.
Art in the City reflects the rich diversity of both Berlin and Los Angeles. The artworks draw on the unique character of specific neighborhoods, building symbolic and aesthetic bridges between urban life in Berlin and the Californian metropolis, while also engaging with pressing social and political issues.
The project seeks to make art more accessible to a wider audience and to strengthen the visibility of the cultural scene. Art in the City offers an inviting and unpretentious glimpse into the vibrancy and international relevance of Berlin’s arts landscape: Art for everyone – art in the city.
From May 12 to 25, works by six artists will be on view throughout Berlin. A second edition is planned for October.
The Artworks
With I am Your Temple, Werner Amann brings his Los Angeles–based portrait series to Weserstraße in Neukölln. In contrast to the youth- and trend-driven beauty industries of Berlin and L.A., Amann captures older bodies in quiet, intimate moments of everyday life.・Weserstraße/Fuldastraße
Ulu Braun’s Sunset Egonomy appears as a digital mural on Kottbusser Damm—a spiritual overload of West Coast myth, Silicon Valley twilight, and pop-media iconography. Martin Scorsese makes a cameo with ice cream; a piggy bank from a savings bank rests beneath a vision of automotive prophecy. Sunset Egonomy is both dreamscape and dissociation, promise and void.・Kottbusser Damm 1
For an artist, there's always something to do on an ordinary May day—buy a pasta claw, visit an exhibition, draw a snake, or get a haircut. In her poster The Artist, Ode to the Pen, Anna Haifisch offers a playful and personal perspective on life in metropolises like Berlin and L.A.・Skalitzer Straße/Kottbusser Tor
Paul Hutchinson’s collage Schöneberg 30 brings together texts and images from 2016 to 2025. Much of the material originates from the very neighborhood where the collage is on display—the northern section of Berlin’s Schöneberg district, once known by its postal code: Schöneberg 30.・Potsdamer Straße/Kurfürstenstraße
Karin Apollonia Müller’s Dreamfactory explores the relationship between sky, nature, and human presence. It evokes a moment of timeless stillness and contemplation, while the expansive openness of the scene stands in stark contrast to the density of urban space. The work challenges the seductive imagery and promises of the fashion world.・Hauptstraße 16
Freedoom of Speech, a photo series by Siska created during the artist’s 2022 residency at Villa Aurora, takes a critical look at the shrinking space for free expression in both Germany and the U.S. Inspired by the Old English typeface often seen on L.A. streetwear, the visual language in the work becomes a pointed intervention—highlighting the fragility of liberal democracies.・Yorckstraße 49
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Supporters and Partners
Art in the City is generously funded by the Senate Chancellery of Berlin.
With friendly support by Kulturplakatierung
Villa Aurora & Thomas Mann House e. V. is funded by the Federal Foreign Office and the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media.
