25/7

Photography is probably the only thing that was strictly forbidden in Bar 25. And for a good reason. Season after season, a colorful crowd gathered behind the plain wall of a derelict building niche on the banks of the Spree, whose costumes and paintings were not an expression of style or coolness but rather a sign of freedom and vulnerability. The result is an expressive documentation of a unique microcosm. A small-scale portrait of an experience institution and its protagonists.

Beyond party photography and nightlife hedonism, Carolin Saage shows real-poetic parallel worlds, unreal personalities and obscure details. So it not only represents a place, but also a difficult to grasp and unique attitude to life in the noughties in Berlin.

25/7 is, like the bar itself, a small miracle: breathtaking nature shots of a secret tribe celebrating letting go. Consciously not holding on to anything. Because anyone who can remember wasn't there. Good thing Saage had everyone's trust. And her lovely, amazing eyes.