Robert Köpke, graduate from HFBK Hamburg and HGB Leipzig with a Master's degree in Curatorial Practice, currently works at the intersection of curation, design, and art. As a Research Associate at Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, he specializes in visualizing biodiversity data through mapping.
His work, which merges art, design, and social engagement, underscores the importance of dynamic public spaces. Robert is actively involved in community-centric projects, focusing on sustainability and collaborative design methods. His contributions to projects like the Floating University Berlin and R-Urban in Paris showcase his ability to blend urban and ecological aspects in his curatorial endeavors. Committed to transforming societal structures, Robert creates participatory experiences that appeal to diverse audiences.
ZUsammenKUNFT
- Together with refugees and local cultural initiatives, we started a garden at the ZUsammenKUNFT initiative, which took takes place from May 2016 to December 2017 in an old fifteen-storey hotel on Potsdamer Platz in Berlin. Since late 2015, the hotel has provided a home for new and old Berliners – refugee families and a few residents who own their own apartments there. Since May, local initiatives focused on social practices have been located on the top two floors. Here, fifteen socially committed groups and individuals work with refugees in a laboratory of coexistence and cooperation.