BARAZANI.berlin is an interdisciplinary collective exploring decolonial issues and practices. It started its work in September 2020 as part of Decolonize Berlin e.V.. It was initially established as a virtual space that imaginarily occupied the undeveloped Schlossplatz square in protest against the reconstruction of the Hohenzollern Palace. Since 2021 it is based at SPREEUFER 6, in the Nikolaiviertel district, opposite the Humboldt Forum.
BARAZANI.berlin is an interdisciplinary collective exploring decolonial issues and practices. It started its work in September 2020 as part of Decolonize Berlin e.V.. It was initially established as a virtual space that imaginarily occupied the undeveloped Schlossplatz square in protest against the reconstruction of the Hohenzollern Palace. Since 2021 it is based at SPREEUFER 6, in the Nikolaiviertel district, opposite the Humboldt Forum.
The word "barazani" comes from Swahili and describes a forum for regular, informal, neighborly, and open discussions. Barazani seeks to approach intergenerational traumas that colonialism and imperialism continue to cause today and advocates for a new ethics of relationships, for justice and respect, for symbolic and material reparations.
As a collectively managed space for decolonial artistic and civic perspectives, the SPREEUFER hosts exhibitions, performances, film screenings, workshops, book launches, concerts, guided tours, discussion formats, and dinner tables. Various decolonial (artist) groups, communities, and activists use the spaces for meetings, cooking, and productions.
The project is curated by international artists, scholars, and activists from the global decolonial movement.