Exhibition Takeover: A Night of Art, Music & Community

Image credit: © Ben Ivory

Step inside the world of Helga Paris – where raw photography, East Berlin memories, and contemporary beats collide.

Join us on 06 September 2025 at Fotografiska Berlin for an Exhibition Takeover, an immersive evening where art, music, and community converge inside the museum’s exhibition hall. In collaboration with IFA Berlin this one-night event brings new life to Helga Paris’ für uns, a deeply human photographic journey through five decades including her well-known series featuring life and people in the GDR. Dance to a special live DJ set by Eva Be, producer and artist, born and raised in East Berlin – with opening set support from Cle, one of West Berlin’s most influential DJs.

Eva emerged from the heart of the city’s underground club culture in the ‘90s. Her sound - shaped by dub, house, and experimental electronics reflects decades of musical evolution and personal connection to Berlin’s shifting identity. Her set will weave together memory and rhythm, echoing the stories captured in Paris’s photography and reactivating the emotional landscape of a once-divided city.

Roam around the exhibition with a drink in hand. Let Helga Paris’ honest, empathetic lens guide you through East Germany’s everyday lives - from factory workers and street corners to intimate interiors. As Eva Be spins her signature sound, she channels the spirit of the era Helga Paris captured bridging memory and rhythm in a uniquely Berlin moment.

This is not your typical museum visit. It’s a night where history moves to a beat, and photography meets the pulse of the present.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

EVA BE

Eva Be is a Berlin-based DJ and producer, known for her influential role in shaping the city’s underground club scene since the mid-1990s. Born and raised in East Berlin, she built her sound at iconic venues like Delicious Doughnuts, WMF, Watergate & Panorama Bar blending dub, house, and breakbeat influences. A former Sonar Kollektiv artist with releases on labels like Poker Flat and Best Works Records, Eva is also one half of LoYoTo. Her sets reflect a deep connection to Berlin’s past and present — rooted in emotion, rhythm, and experimentation.

CLE

Cle is a West Berlin born influential DJ and music producer. Since the late 1980s, he has significantly shaped the city's electronic music scene. He began his career around 1989 at Berlin's "Fischlabor" – one of the first techno venues after the fall of the Berlin Wall. He was a resident DJ at legendary Berlin clubs such as Tresor, Planet, and E-Werk. In 1998, he founded the duo MärtiniBrös with Mike Vamp, which gained international attention with its mix of electronica and pop. Cle is also part of LoYoTo, a project together with DJ Eva Be.

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