A Prime Dystopia is a site-specific installation at Kreuzberg Pavillon (@kreuzbergpavillon) in Berlin-Kreuzberg, a neighborhood increasingly affected by gentrification and financial development. Expanding on the concept of the Amazon ZenBooth announced earlier this year, A Prime Dystopia applies its logic on a local scale, specific to the Berlin-Kreuzberg area. In a moment in which startup grocery delivery âdark storesâ and e-scooter micro-mobility charging hubs are popping up in former storefronts across the city, the exhibition speculates on the future of Kreuzberg Pavillon and other project spaces in the neighborhoodâs shifting economic landscape: in short, as displaced by another venture-capital funded, aspiring âunicornâ startup. The area around Kreuzberg Pavillon, which includes Oranienstrasse, Moritzplatz, and Kottbusser Tor, is a hotspot for e-scooters and food delivery riders. Blocks away, youâll find multi-million euro commercial real estate developments Prinz17 and TheShelf nearing completion, looking to attract âMagnates, new talents, and digital pioneersâ to the Berlinâs âcreative center:â Kreuzberg. The installation co-opts the friendly but sterile, neo-corporate visual language of these developments in the neighborhoodâs ecosystem. Like the e-scooters often parked nearby, the installation itself also turns a vivid green in the evening, signaling its 24/7, always-on availability. A Prime Dystopia is on display until Sunday, October 24th at Kreuzberg Pavillon, NaunynstraĂe 53, 10999 Berlin. #aprimedystopia #kreuzbergpavillon #erinmitchell #zenbooth #berlinstartup #darkstores #gentrification #venturecapital #kreuzberg (at Kreuzberg Pavillon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVIyqheo7h0/?utm_medium=tumblr














