Charmaine Poh is Deutsche Bank "Artist of the Year" 2025. She lives in Berlin and Singapore. She works with video, installation and performance. In her work, she explores themes such as agency and repair, as well as the visibility and invisibility of queerness and femininity in Asia. During this guided tour in simple language, selected works will be presented and explained following with a discussion on the topics.

Registration is not necessary for this tour.
Free of charge. In German.

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Charmaine Poh, public solitude, 2022 © Charmaine Poh

Charmaine Poh – Deutsche Bank "Artist of the Year" 2025 – lives in Berlin and Singapore and works with video, installation and performance. Her multimedia narratives center on identity and power structures, feminism and queerness in Southeast Asia. In her work, multiple perspectives and perceptions – past and future – overlap like a flowing stream of consciousness. During this guided tour by artist Veronika Kranzpiller, you will have the opportunity to discuss selected works in German Sign Language.

Registration is not necessary for this tour.
Free of charge. In German Sign Language.

With the exhibition Make a travel deep of your inside, and don’t forget me to take, Charmaine Poh, addresses themes such as time travel, ecology, responsible action, and resistance, among others. Her films reflect the interwoven facets of Singapore, and thus tradition and modernity, as well as nature with its diverse landscapes, also serve as starting points for the concert program. 

With his work 'Naturale for Viola, Percussion and Tape' (1985), Italian composer Luciano Berio combines so-called 'Abbagnate' (street vendor calls) from tape with the transcription of Sicilian folk songs for viola (Sebastian Krunnies) and percussion (Jan Schlichte). The concert's second work, 'Duo for Viola and Percussion' by composer Tigran Mansurian, also offers stylistically and musically appealing perspectives. Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker introduce themselves and their instruments during the concert and discuss the presented works, their interpretations, and their approach in a relaxed atmosphere. Afterwards, a guided tour of the exhibition will take place for concertgoers.

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Price: € 22 incl. French breakfast. Free choice of seats on site.

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Sebastian Krunnies & Jan Schlichte, Photos: Stefan Hoederath

Sprachcafés are places for meeting others – for people who want to practice and improve their German or simply feel like meeting other Berliners.

As part of the exhibition Make a travel deep of your inside, and don’t forget me to take, visitors can participate in a Sprachcafé at PalaisPopulaire. Each meeting will focus on one of the exhibited artworks and offer the opportunity to exchange thoughts on themes of migration, community and language. The meetings will be led by Dóra Sági, an expert in German in multilingual contexts and aesthetic language education. Whether young or old, new or long-time Berliner – everyone is welcome at the language café to discuss art, society, and personal experiences over a drink.

REGISTRATION HERE
Free of charge. In German.

Sprachcafés are places for meeting others – for people who want to practice and improve their German or simply feel like meeting other Berliners.

As part of the exhibition Make a travel deep of your inside, and don’t forget me to take, visitors can participate in a Sprachcafé at PalaisPopulaire. Each meeting will focus on one of the exhibited artworks and offer the opportunity to exchange thoughts on themes of migration, community and language. The meetings will be led by Dóra Sági, an expert in German in multilingual contexts and aesthetic language education. Whether young or old, new or long-time Berliner – everyone is welcome at the language café to discuss art, society, and personal experiences over a drink.

REGISTRATION HERE
Free of charge. In German.

Since 2010, Deutsche Bank has honored artists every year, thus offering a platform for new positions in contemporary art. The work of the "Artist of the Year" 2025 should be of social and artistic relevance and should develop new perspectives on the present. A curated selection of these works can be seen in the meeting rooms of Quartier Zukunft. During this guided tour, art historian Dr. Elisabeth Klotz provides exciting insights into the background of the works and introduces the artists.

TICKETS HERE
Price: €5 (incl. a glass of sparkling wine). Limited capacity. Meeting point: in front of the entrance to Quartier Zukunft, Friedrichstraße 181, 10117 Berlin

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Photo: Frederike van der Straeten / Berliner Philharmoniker

Discover the exhibition Make a travel deep of your inside, and don’t forget me to take with music by HIỀN ĐIÊN, drinks, and guided art tours. HIỀN ĐIÊN‘s selections often carry voices and narratives—speaking of queer communities, identity, resistance, grief—and unexpected twists of love songs. Between Melancholia, Rage and Polyrhythmic sounds - the result is an invitation into a sonic adventure: a space to let go, dance, and feel, where moments of joy and vulnerability intertwine.

We’ll also have a karaoke room, in case you want to sing your favourite songs! The exhibition remains open until 9 pm, with short, guided tours at 7 and 8 pm.

TICKETS HERE
Price: 9€. Limited capacity.

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Portrait of HIỀN ĐIÊN, Photo: Jaara Lange

Through poetry and movement, Bella and Dira share their first experiences of queer self-discovery. As part of the Indonesian queer diaspora, they navigate themes of migration, loneliness, and belonging. When they meet, they find connection, support, and a sense of grounding in each other. Logan February's poems explore desire, spirituality, and Afro-queer identity in poetry, essays, performance, film, and translation. In German translation by Christian Filips, the volume "Mental Voodoo" was published in 2024 by Urs Engeler Verlag. Logan February will read from their works.

In cooperation with Haus für Poesie

REGISTRATION HERE
Free of charge. Limited capacity. The performance is part of the multi-part performance series "feeling backwards, across tongues." The next event is scheduled for February 5, 2026.

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Bella & Dira, Photo: Asarela Dewi

We are thrilled to close our performance series "feeling backwards, across tongues" with a live work by Charmaine Poh. Her performance 'Godmother' complements the exhibition’s central video piece, "The Moon is Wet," which threads marginalised stories found in Singapore across time. Centred on how the sea embodies desire, the work reminds us of the cracks in current systems and gestures toward other ways of being.

REGISTRATION HERE
Free of charge. Limited capacity. Last appointment of the performance series "feeling backwards, across tongues."

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Videostill: Charmaine Poh, The Moon is Wet, 2025 © Charmaine Poh

One of our final conventional FreeTours of Charmaine Poh’s exhibition will be extraordinary. Led by drag queen Cali Harburg (sofa queen, intellectual, philosopher, and migrant), this tour offers insights into the background, concepts, and highlights of Make a travel deep of your inside, and don’t forget me to take from a queer perspective. A special focus will be placed on the video work What’s softest in the world runs and rushes over what’s hardest in the world as well as on the almost forgotten stories of the Majies — a group of migrant women from Southeast China.

TICKETS HERE
Price: 5€. Limited capacity. In German.

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Photo: Cali Harburg

One of our final conventional FreeTours of Charmaine Poh’s exhibition will be extraordinary. Led by drag queen Cali Harburg (sofa queen, intellectual, philosopher, and migrant), this tour offers insights into the background, concepts, and highlights of Make a travel deep of your inside, and don’t forget me to take from a queer perspective. A special focus will be placed on the video work "What’s softest in the world runs and rushes over what’s hardest in the world" (2024) as well as on the almost forgotten stories of the Majies — a group of migrant women from Southeast China.

TICKETS HERE
Price: 5€. Limited capacity. In English.

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Foto: Cali Harburg

Sprachcafés are places for meeting others – for people who want to practice and improve their German or simply feel like meeting other Berliners.

As part of the film series OnView - Power, visitors can participate in a Sprachcafé at PalaisPopulaire. Each meeting will focus on one of the films shown and offer the opportunity to exchange thoughts on themes such as power, strength, and control. The meetings will be led by Dóra Sági, an expert in German in multilingual contexts and aesthetic language education. Whether young or old, new or long-time Berliner – everyone is welcome at the language café to discuss art, society, and personal experiences over a hot drink and cake.

REGISTRATION HERE
Free of charge. In German.