ALLES ALLEN

ALLES ALLEN is an Kunst am Bau (art in architecture) project that expands the question of ownership to include the issues of resources, conservation, and reuse. Throughout the new construction and relocation of the Gustav Heinemann Secondary School in Berlin-Marienfelde (2022–2025), the ALLES ALLEN team worked together with students on questions surrounding what climate justice means, what role their own resource consumption plays in everyday life, what could be repurposed or reused, and which photos, drawings, and stories could be recycled.

In close collaboration with the Mitkunstzentrale and the Haus der Materialisierung – a production site for climate-friendly resource use in Berlin – used carpentry, hardboard, and aluminum panels were collected and processed so that they could be further processed with milling, screen printing, and digital printing. These materials, images, and stories were used to create two picture friezes that frame the foyer of the new school.

Accompanying the picture panels and photographs, ALLES ALLEN not only recounts the collaborative creation of the friezes, but also raises questions about the possibilities of reusing resources and the responsibility of artists in the context of public projects. The publication connects the question of personal ownership with the associated social obligations of resource justice.