Love all Living Beings
DRANG
A peaceful collective act born from the noise, fear, and urgency that unfold every New Year’s Eve in Berlin.
New Year’s Eve in Berlin is not just a celebration — for many, it is a night of fear, tension, and creatures in panic.
It shakes our streets.
It enters our homes.
It lives in our bodies.
And every year, it repeats.
The noise. The smoke. The harm.
Unspoken. Unseen. Unresolved.
DRANG was born from this silence, a peaceful, creative response to a night that wounds the city.
If you feel this night in your home,
in your body, or in your loved ones, human or animals around you —
DRANG transforms that feeling into something powerful, peaceful, and shared. ☻
Be part of a quiet revolution.
Help shape the future of this city,
one conscious act at a time. ♥
What is it
DRANG — from the German word for urge, impulse, inner drive — is our heartbeat. It rises from what shakes, burns, and demands care. A peaceful rebellion, a call to feel before reacting.
DRANG turns this urge ✶, this pulse ❤︎ , into a creative, bold, raw, and peaceful act of response.
A collective witnessing of a city in tension.
It is not a protest.
It is not a spectacle.
It is a creative agency:
a way to observe, feel, document, and transform what Berlin experiences every New Year’s Eve.
Through images, sound, text, and atmosphere, DRANG creates an emotional archive, a shared document of:
• the fragility of our environment
• the fear lived by animals, communities, and emergency workers
• the silence after chaos
• the resilience found in unexpected places
DRANG turns awareness into art, care into action, and a night of harm into meaning.
The Call
If you feel the noise of New Year’s Eve in your body, your home, or the animals around you — DRANG gives you a way to transform that feeling into something powerful, peaceful, and collective.
You are invited to document what you see, hear, or feel:
- drifting smoke
- abandoned or shaken streets
- calm after chaos
- animals seeking shelter
- fear, resilience, or tenderness
- reflections, shadows,
- atmospheric details
- stories, memories, poems, or silence
Your contribution doesn’t need to be perfect; it just needs to be genuine.
Every submission becomes part of a collective archive for future exhibitions, publications, and artistic acts across Berlin.
Help shape a new cultural response.
Be part of the shift.
Anyone can participate.
If you see it, feel it, or hear it, you can document it.
What to capture
Use your eye and your heart. Document what emerges when celebration meets consequence and when chaos meets care.
You don’t need to be an artist.
You only need to be present — to witness what this night leaves behind.
How to submit
- Open Call: Dec 20 – Jan 3
- Upload up to 10 files (images, videos, audio, or music)
- Accepted formats: .jpg, .png, .mov, .mp4, .wav, .mp3
- Max. file size: 50 MB
- Upload your contribution here
- You may submit anonymously, or with your name, nickname, or artistic name
- Optional: add a short note (context, place, emotion)
All submissions are stored securely on German servers (Nextcloud, GDPR-compliant).
By submitting, I accept that:
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My material may be used as artistic inspiration within DRANG
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I am at least 18 years old
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My content may be curated, edited, or transformed
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My files are stored securely on German servers (GDPR-compliant)
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Anonymous contributions remain anonymous
By submitting, I accept the
Rules and Terms & Conditions
1. Allowed Content
Photos, videos, audio recordings, stories, poems, or written impressions documenting the atmosphere of New Year’s Eve in Berlin.
Abstract, emotional, and observational material is welcome.
2. Prohibited Content
• identifiable faces
• minors
• private addresses or license plates
• graphic, violent, or disturbing scenes
• staged or provoked animal reactions
• recordings created in unsafe situations
• participation in illegal fireworks or riots
If a face or sensitive detail appears accidentally, DRANG will blur or remove it.
3. Participation Requirement
Only individuals aged 18 or older may submit material.
4. Safety
All submissions must be created from a safe distance and without causing harm or risk to oneself or others.
5. Copyright
The creator retains full copyright.
By submitting, a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license is granted to DRANG for artistic, educational, and awareness-related purposes.
6. Editing & Transformation
Submitted material may be edited, transformed, abstracted, or curated into final artworks — always respectfully and never for commercial exploitation.
7. Privacy (GDPR)
Submissions may be anonymous.
Files are stored securely on German servers (Nextcloud), in accordance with GDPR.
8. No Commercial Use
Submissions will not be used for advertising or sold.
9. Withdrawal / Deletion
Deletion may be requested at any time:
contact@lovelivingbeing.com
All associated files will be removed completely.
10. Responsibility
By submitting, participants confirm that the material is their own and that no laws were broken during its creation.
Participation is voluntary and at one’s own risk.
DRANG and Love Living Being are not responsible for any risks or damages resulting from participants’ actions.
Safety always comes first.
To ensure that all contributions remain safe, respectful, and ethically aligned with the spirit of DRANG.
What Not to submit:
Please avoid unsafe, illegal, or sensitive content. No identifiable people, minors, private data, or graphic material.
DRANG is a peaceful, empathetic, and non-exploitative organization. For full details, please check our FAQ.
DRANG begins with silence. It listens, then creates. Be the witness — today and tomorrow — the muse.
24/2025 Berliner New Year’s Eve
100
Hundreds injured
2300
CO₂ from fireworks
400
Arrests in Berlin
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People were arrested in Berlin alone on New Year’s Eve for firework-related riots and attacks on emergency services.
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About 0.00013% of Germany’s yearly CO₂ emissions — tiny for the climate, huge for the air we breathe that night.
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Annual particulate matter from fireworks in Germany — most of it released in a single night.
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People were killed in Germany on New Year’s Eve 2024/25 in firework-related incidents.
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Companion animals and countless wild animals shocked, displaced or injured every New Year’s Eve — a suffering no one officially counts.
Data sources: Umweltbundesamt 2024 (air pollution), German press & agencies 2024/25 (incidents & arrests), animal welfare organisations (PETA, NABU, WWF).
Be part of something real.
DRANG is a movement built by people who care, who create, who want to leave a mark. Two ways to step in — both cool, both powerful, both part of the impact.
₊˚⊹♡
Be part of it!
Become part of a community of artists, activists, influencers, and everyday citizens contributing ideas, material, documentation, or creative energy.
No funding required, just your perspective, your vision, your energy to take part in something that matters.
You can contribute through art, music, sound, posting, documenting, brainstorming, or peaceful action. Every gesture becomes part of a collective movement for empathy and awareness.
Your participation shapes the cultural pulse of Berlin.
Make it happen!
We’re seeking allies who want to fuel a peaceful, cultural shift in Berlin. Those who share our values of empathy, care, and artistic responsibility.
Whether through financial support, resources, space, or material contributions, you help give power and visibility to a movement born from tension, care, and creative urgency.
Together, we turn noise into narrative, urgency into reflection,
and chaos into change.
DRANG is only the beginning, the first act of a long-term vision by LOLIBE. Each year, a new act explores a theme of human and environmental urgency, peace, air, time, nature, and coexistence. Together, these acts turn Berlin into a living gallery of empathy and imagination, a city where art listens before it speaks.
DRANG is only the first step —
a new kind of cultural movement rooted in care, empathy, and artistic responsibility.
What begins in one night becomes a shift in how a city listens to itself.
This is the moment to transform what Berlin has been feeling for years.
Together, we can create visibility, softness, and change —
through art, through awareness, through care.
Join DRANG.
Shift the night.
Shift the future of this city.
𓈒⟡₊⋆∘
FAQ
Why does DRANG focus on New Year's Eve?
Because it is a night where the city becomes both spectacle and wound — full of smoke, noise, fear, and reflection.
DRANG transforms this moment into collective memory, awareness, and art.
Is DRANG a protest?
No.
DRANG is peaceful, poetic, and non-confrontational.
It is not activism through outrage — it is activism through empathy, documentation, and artistic agency.
What can I submit?
You may submit your own original photos, videos, audio recordings, music, text, poems, or short written testimonies.
DRANG receives every form of honest witnessing.
Examples of what you can document or create:
- smoke drifting through the streets
- objects left behind (debris, wrappers, broken fireworks)
- empty or chaotic streets after the explosions
- animals hiding or searching for shelter
- chaos turning into silence
- sirens, echoes, distant voices
- rooftops dissolving into fog
- reflections of light, shadows, abandoned scenes
- emotional impressions: fear, calm, tension, beauty, memory
- abstract or minimal visual details
Writing:
- short stories about what you witnessed
- poems expressing sorrow, contrast, tenderness
- written fragments about fear, celebration, rupture, or healing
- reflections on contrast: joy vs. terror, celebration vs. suffering, excitement vs. injury
- personal notes about what stayed with you emotionally
Sound & Music:
- field recordings
- sound impressions or voice notes
- original compositions, melodies, atmospheres, or experimental pieces inspired by the night
- any sound-based creation shaped by tension, fear, stillness, chaos, or memory
Your contribution can be visual, emotional, sonic, or literary as long as it is your own original work.
Please avoid:
- identifiable people
- minors
- faces
- license plates
- private addresses
- graphic, violent, or disturbing scenes
If a face appears by accident, we will blur or remove it in the final artwork.
What NOT to submit? 🚫
To protect safety, privacy, and the integrity of the project, do NOT include any of the following:
1. Unsafe or dangerous situations
🚫 Do NOT include:
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footage taken near fireworks, explosives, or dangerous objects
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fights, riots, or chaotic situations
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reactions provoked in animals or people
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scenes recorded in restricted or unsafe areas
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anything that puts you, others, or animals at risk
2. Identifiable people
🚫 Do NOT include:
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identifiable faces
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minors (under 18)
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people in vulnerable or private situations
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anything that reveals someone’s identity
(If a face appears by accident, it will be blurred or removed.)
3. Sensitive personal information
🚫 Do NOT include:
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private home addresses
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license plates
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personal documents
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building numbers or visible mailboxes
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names, phone numbers, or private data
4. Illegal or harmful behavior
🚫 Do NOT include:
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illegal fireworks use
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participation in riots
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vandalism or destruction
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violence or aggression
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substance misuse
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any activity that violates local laws
5. Graphic, violent, or disturbing content
🚫 Do NOT include:
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explicit injuries
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sensationalized suffering
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gore or graphic material
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violent acts or threats
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content intended to shock or disturb
6. Content that exploits animals
🚫 Do NOT include:
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staged reactions
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animals filmed in distress for emotional effect
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interference with wildlife or pets
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forced stress or movement
Is my submission required to look “artistic”?
No.
You don’t need to be an artist.
You only need to observe, feel, and document.
Is it safe to film on New Year’s Eve?
Your safety comes first.
Document only from a distance, stay aware of your surroundings, and do not put yourself or others in danger.
Do not approach riots, explosives, or unsafe crowds.
Are animals allowed in the submissions?
Yes — only if they are not harmed, disturbed, or staged.
Document naturally and respectfully.
Do I keep the rights to my work?
Yes.
You keep full copyright.
By submitting, you grant DRANG a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use your content as artistic inspiration.
Your raw material will never be used commercially or sold.
Will my submission be anonymous?
Yes — you can submit anonymously, and no login is required.
All files are stored securely on German servers (GDPR-compliant).
If something can identify a person, it will be removed or blurred.
How many files can I upload, and in what formats?
Up to 10 files, including:
• Images: JPG, PNG
• Video: MP4, MOV
• Audio: WAV, MP3
• Text: TXT, PDF
Max file size: 50 MB per file.
Can I delete my submission later?
Yes.
Just email contact@lovelivingbeing.com with your upload details, and we will delete everything.
