Was ist die Webseite?

One Question by FM

Startseite
Deutschland
Berlin
One Question by FM

One Question by
— documenting creative voices. Curated by

05/06/2026

A central theme in your work is how people claim space in cities — what does it mean to you for someone to truly “belong” in public space?

For an informal trader to truly “belong” in public space, it’s about more than just being there. It means they should be recognized and respected for their role in the community and economy, even if they don’t have formal permission to be in certain spaces. They need access to safe, visible areas without the fear of being pushed out or penalized. Belonging means being able to trade, build relationships, and contribute to the city without being treated as invisible or illegal. It’s about visibility, legitimacy, and having the right to exist in that space without discrimination.

– Isaac Zavale
Artist, Berlin & Johannesburg

02/06/2026

Looking at your photographs of everyday life in Greece, what do you think stays with you long after the moment has passed?

What stays with me long after the moment has passed is usually something very small—something that most people might not even notice at the time.
In the streets of Greece, life unfolds in quiet, fleeting gestures: a glance between strangers, the way someone stands in the afternoon light, a cigarette break outside a kiosk, a moment of stillness in the middle of the city’s noise. These moments are ordinary, but they carry a kind of honesty that I find deeply moving.
When I photograph everyday life, I’m not just trying to record what I see. I’m trying to hold onto the atmosphere of that moment—the feeling in the air, the rhythm of the street, the character of the people who inhabit it. Often the photograph becomes a reminder of something intangible: a mood, a fragment of a story, or the sense that something quietly meaningful just passed by.
Long after the moment is gone, what remains for me is that feeling. The photograph becomes a small piece of time that refuses to disappear.

– Theodore Manolopoulos
Photographer, Athens

29/05/2026

Your work often invites a quiet conversation with the viewer — what do you hope they ask themselves when they see your image?

Well, I just wish people to imagine stories of their own — If they ask themselves any kind of question, quiet or not... that's a win.

– Dimitris TAXIS Trimintzios
Artist, Athens

26/05/2026

How does storytelling shape the lines you draw?

I think to me it‘s the key of choosing what lines to draw and which to leave out. which lines connect and where they need to be thicker to indicate weight or motion. what to black out and where to place details.

this can both be a very deliberate or subconscious process, but it’s in there.

— Hans Berger
Illustrator, Berlin

22/05/2026

If you could distill your artistic philosophy into a single guiding principle, what would it be, and how does it manifest in your projects today?

This is a tough question, because I don’t think I think in these kinds of terms. I essentially just follow what interests me, and submerge myself in it and gather material and see what comes. At times it becomes something, other times it really doesn’t. I think it all feeds off of itself and there’s a reason for all of it, but it’s not really work that’s the goal. The goal is a rich life and experience. The goal is joy and understanding. I want to connect intensely with what interests me. I want to become a part of whatever that may be.

— Cali DeWitt
Artist, Los Angeles

19/05/2026

When the world feels artificial, what truth does your work insist on revealing?

The joy of despair—because only the mortal
weight of killing a brushstroke with a knife can anchor us in that world of weightless abstraction.

— Julius Hofmann
Artist, Leipzig

15/05/2026

What part of the hardcore mindset is impossible to translate into today’s algorithmic culture?

"The mindset of going out on a limb to create something from nothing! The urge to do something without ulterior motives, incentives, or promised rewards. This can only happen when at least two things are present:
1.) Freedom from fear, and
2.) Action despite the outcome. The glue that holds our scene together. I don't see where algorithmically pre-selected options ever spawned that in people. This seems paradoxical to me.

Mutual support beyond a ""like"" or a ""share"" on social, but actually showing up and doing something for a fellow HC kid. Be it putting on shows, driving bands, working doors, doing artwork, pasting posters, recording music, letting people sleep at your place, trading, doing a zine, putting out music, cooking at shows, tour managing, working the merch table, producing bands, taking photos, lending equipment, sharing connections, playing music, etc. Taking risks – big or small. All of that makes our scene. And all of that only happens by actively contributing – and not by passively consuming."

"Hardcore"" is an action word."

– René Natzel
Musician & Creative Director, Berlin

12/05/2026

What lie does contemporary art tell itself most convincingly?

Art never lies. Artists do.

— Christian Hoosen
Artist, Berlin

08/05/2026

Your work blends detailed imagery with abstraction and collage — what does ambiguity allow you to express that clarity never could?

Ambiguity is slippery. Ambiguous things slide between words, definitions, and meanings. They are filled with possibility, more questions arise than answers. So, we look longer. It’s like the Zen phrase, „not knowing is most intimate.“

John Kleckner
Artist, Berlin
kleckner

05/05/2026

How does drawing help you make sense of ideas, emotions, or stories?

Drawing is a way to think and to understand. I can explore connections between feelings, shapes, and narratives without relying on words. It is not just a tool to represent ideas, but a space where ideas, emotions, and stories are discovered, questioned, and shaped.

— Benjamin Jeanjean
Artist, Biarritz

Adresse

Berlin

Webseite

http://futurememorynow.com/

Benachrichtigungen

Lassen Sie sich von uns eine E-Mail senden und seien Sie der erste der Neuigkeiten und Aktionen von One Question by FM erfährt. Ihre E-Mail-Adresse wird nicht für andere Zwecke verwendet und Sie können sich jederzeit abmelden.