Tjebbe Beekman

Entrance Studio building






Inside Tjebbe's studio

"Tjebbe Beekman has his studio in Berlin Hohenschönhausen. Anyone who immediately thinks of the Stasi (State Security Service) Prison Memorial there is right on. His studio is right next door. The industrial building, where many artists work, exudes a menacing charm.
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‘There is a type of prefabricated architecture that you see everywhere. People don’t feel at home in these structures, they have no sense of connection with the building and the neighbourhood they live in.’ Asked if he has a connection to his studio and its building, he answers: ‘Yes, somehow. It is an odd building. It is an old Stasi (State Security) building and at the beginning I thought “I’m certainly not going to move in there, it’s too eerie”, but the studio atmosphere is actually nice and relaxed. I feel good in this building—in a strange way.’
...." (bron: Deutsches Historisches Museum)


Studio, Berlin. (bron: Tjebbe Beekman)

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