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DRANG AKT 1
Feel. Create. Document. Expose.
A peaceful act of artistic urgency.
DRANG AKT 1 is born from the urge to transform a night of escalating noise, fear, and harm into something meaningful.
It is an act of peaceful artistic agency: a space where the city’s tension becomes reflection, creation, and empathy.
DRANG invites everyone to document what they see and feel, and to contribute to a shared vision of awareness, peace, and transformation.
Be part of something revolutionary.
Create impact.
Help shift the future of this city, one conscious act at a time.
What is it
DRANG AKT 1 is a collective creative response to a growing crisis in Berlin.
For years, New Year’s Eve has escalated into a night of fear, danger, and emotional distress:
increasing injuries, damages, explosions, and rising anxiety for families, elders, animals, and entire neighborhoods.
What was once celebration has become a source of harm — and the silence around it has allowed the problem to deepen.
DRANG AKT 1 offers a different path.
It invites the people of Berlin to transform this tension into peaceful artistic action.
Anyone can participate by documenting what they see, hear, and feel: filming, photographing, writing, recording sound, or capturing a memory.
This is not about confrontation.
It is about awareness, clarity, and collective witnessing.
Every contribution becomes part of a living archive, created through creativity, sensitivity, and compassion.
An archive that makes the invisible visible, that gives shape to experiences often ignored, and that creates an opportunity for the city to reflect, to understand, and ultimately to change.
DRANG AKT 1 turns observation into meaning, and meaning into potential transformation — a peaceful, conscious way to say:
We see what is happening, and together, we can respond.
The Call
Your piece will be seen.
Create. Document. Expose.
You are the city’s eye and heartbeat.
Capture what emerges when the year turns: the smoke, the silence after the blast, the animals hiding, the sirens cutting through the night, the light floating above the streets, the objects left behind.
Your submission becomes part of a shared memory, a poetic testimony of what Berlin looks like when the fireworks fade.
What to capture
Use your eye to document what emerges when celebration meets aftermath:
Before submitting, please read:
- Never put yourself, others, or animals in danger.
- No identifiable people or minors.
- If any face is visible by accident, we will blur or remove it before it becomes part of the final artwork.
- Do not capture illegal activity, fireworks misuse, or participation in riots.
- No graphic, violent, or shocking content.
- No private addresses, license plates, or sensitive data.
DRANG is a peaceful, empathetic, and non-exploitative organization.
How to submit
- Open Call: Dec 20 – Jan 3
- Curation & Edit: January/February
- Teaser + Digital Exhibition: Spring 2026
- Public Exhibition Series: Throughout 2026, exhibited across Berlin’s streets, windows, and galleries.
By submitting, I accept the
Rules and Terms & Conditions
1. Allowed Content
You may submit photos, videos, audio, stories, poems, or written impressions documenting the atmosphere of New Year’s Eve in Berlin.
Abstract, emotional, and observational content is welcome.
2. Prohibited Content
• identifiable faces
• minors
• private addresses or license plates
• graphic, violent, or disturbing scenes
• staged or provoked animal reactions
• recordings that put anyone in danger
• illegal participation in fireworks or riots
If a face or sensitive detail appears by accident, DRANG will blur or remove it.
3. Safety
Submissions must be created from a safe distance and without causing harm or risk to yourself or others.
4. Copyright
You retain full copyright to your work.
By submitting, you grant DRANG a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use your material as inspiration for artistic, educational, and awareness purposes.
5. Editing & Transformation
Your raw files may be edited, transformed, abstracted, or curated into final artworks, always respectfully and without commercial exploitation.
6. Privacy (GDPR)
Submissions may be anonymous.
Files are stored securely on German servers (Nextcloud), following GDPR regulations.
7. No Commercial Use
Your submission will not be used for advertising or sold.
8. Withdrawal / Deletion
You may request deletion of your submission at any time:
contact@lovelivingbeing.com
9. Responsibility
By submitting, you confirm that the material is your own, and that no laws were broken in its creation
- You may submit up to 10 images, videos, or audio files.
- Accepted formats: .jpg, .png, .mov, .mp4, .wav
- Maximum file size per file: 50 MB
- Upload your contribution here
- You may submit anonymously or include your name, nickname or artistic name.
- Optional: add a short note (context, place, emotion).
All submissions are stored securely on German servers via Nextcloud, following GDPR standards.
By submitting, you consent to:
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DRANG using your material as artistic inspiration within the project.
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Your content being curated, edited, or transformed in poetic, sensitive ways.
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Your files are being securely stored on German servers (Nextcloud, GDPR-compliant).
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Anonymous contributions remain anonymous.
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 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).
DRANG is only the beginning-the first act (AKT 1) of a long-term vision by LOLIBE, in collaboration with Colectiva Americana.
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.
Be part of it!
Become a supporting institution or cultural ally, no funding required.
Your presence helps spread an ethos of empathy, peace, and care.
Supporters are featured on the website, in printed materials, at exhibitions, and in public spaces.
You amplify the collective conscience.
Make it happen!
We are seeking future collaborations with brands and institutions that share our values of art, empathy, and awareness.
Becoming a sponsor supports the creation of DRANG’s collective archive, produced by Berlin’s own citizens.
Support us in turning still images into reflections, presence, and a shared voice.
FAQ
Why does DRANG Akt 1 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 Akt 1 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 photos, videos, audio recordings, text, poems, or short written testimonies.
Examples of what you can document:
• smoke drifting through the streets
• objects left behind (debris, wrappers, broken fireworks)
• empty or chaotic streets after the explosions
• animals hiding, shaking, 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
• 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
Your contribution can be visual, emotional, or literary. DRANG receives every form of witnessing.
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.
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
• 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.
