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news from back. seat seem. cold cold. love and respect. for too many people too little space the rent is too high and the time it takes you to get from one place to another is too long kevin can dad ski is moving from the big city to a small town from quake in violent a quaint gullets in the eastern most tip of germany temporarily he says there's too many retired seen. he isn't too little to do that and far too much support for the

right wing extremist a.f.d. party that doesn't necessarily make gurlitz the city of kevin's dreams but they are rolling out the red carpet for the artist and his family. final preparations before moving day kevin needs to drop off his paintings at the gallery. in gurlitz everything has already been taken care of the project testing the city has arranged an apartment working space for kevin and his wife and even a daycare spot for their daughter free of charge for full weeks. and everything will be so close by not at all like the length. when i take my daughter to daycare in the morning and then head on to my studio. i've already

spent an hour travelling. over the week that adds up to several hours that i could be using for better things. while he's gone a gallery will be displaying his work in the national and international art scene kevin's made a name for himself as you know. basically 5 pieces prints one framed piece in the 3 originals obviously. price. kevin is especially known as a street artist and most of his artwork covers walls and buildings he appreciates all the free space that a city like palin has to offer. the

big day has arrived off to gurlitz. since the car is so full the family decides to travel separately. kevin takes his daughter amalia in the car. his wife frederica will follow on the train with her newborn nicholai. the trip takes 3 hours on the road and in the train. frederica is still a bit skeptical the far right populist party captured 30 percent of the popular vote during the last parliamentary elections and the last local elections almost saw an a.f.d. man voted into office. but i'll just have to see when we get there. much it impacts daily life or how conspicuous it is or what people are doing to

work against it. that's something we could get involved in. were originally from a fairly small town in syringe in eastern germany so we're accustomed to polarize ation and luckily there are always people who fight back. soon. but i'm curious to see what the daycare they arranged for us will be like it will be a huge difference barrow daughter will only be in a group of 12 children whereas here she shares one floor with 60 other children in this open space concept. once they've reached gurlitz the family is greeted by a project worker. who. they are shown around their new accommodation.

this will be their home for the next 4 weeks. the wards. 3 rooms a kitchen one bathroom the project is covering their rent. amalia is delighted to discover they have a dishwasher. in fact she seems pleased with everything and kevin living in a small town with a 3 piece sofa. because my biggest fear is to stagnate in some backwaters to just start moving get stuck. it doesn't matter in which regard whether in my work or with my family. i'm not the type who is always pressing ahead but i don't want to stand still either. kevin has to sign some

paperwork before he has handed the keys and the apartment is or his at least for the next 4 weeks. showed is a development plan and is managing for testing the city project his aim is to attract young people to the aging town. while many apartments are empty here living space in large cities like palin is becoming increasingly scarce and an affordable . you're at risk of a white divide i think rural spaces more remote areas than small and medium sized cities are all in danger of becoming marginalized. to our project is trying to work against the trend we want to showcase goods as a medium sized city that can really be fresher in major cities and contribute to

a more balanced population distribution throughout germany. today he's visiting kevin in his studio the young family has been in gurlitz for 2 weeks now. used how if you didn't get it so far this so far it's been quite laid back in a lot of ways it's not as loud as it is in a big city and things are a bit more relaxed and i have lots to do so i am stressed but it's still more laid back than in a large city. to the suit good i'm glad to hear that that's what we initially assumed that people would be happy to get away from the stresses of living in a major city and find some tranquility here. who finished that i think it's beautiful here. sometimes it feels like it's in the wrong place but it's still beautiful and this isn't the soonest that feedback from the project's participants

is important for. it helps him get a better understanding of what young people are missing. kevin is currently reinventing himself and his walk moving away from street toward smaller formats right now he's experimenting with foil pictures it's work that he could continue doing in gurlitz as well. and yet. to be honest if you compare gurlitz to berlin it's pretty an exciting here in terms of art. and you can meet up and exchange ideas with artists from all over the world. who finished with toast. that would hardly ever happen here.

being here is great for creating art it's quiet working spaces and studios are all affordable and they're quite nice but i'd like to access the international market in order to sell my work. and that's where berlin has a clear advantage. while kevin works sometimes until late at night for the return takes care of the children in berlin they would have never have been able to reach their daycare on foot here it's a 15 minute walk. that's the it's a huge relief and makes a daily routine a lot less stressful because we're not stuck in traffic getting frustrated. frederica asked some malia if she enjoys the walk or prefers driving today care like they did in berlin and how to. make it out to. a

monastery she would prefer to be driven to day care like she was in berlin. when kevin can find the time he meets with his family in the afternoon so they can all go to the playground together. but so far frederica and kevin haven't managed to make any acquaintances with the other girl it's residence. yeah but. we rarely meet other parents here who are open to inviting us to meet up sometimes. those of us in berlin that happens more than a few people are more open towards strangers we have rangers here and in berlin almost everyone is a stranger because you can't know everyone. but we still manage to meet some really cool people at the playground at the office group that's. amalia doesn't need her

father's hand she says she can do it herself. that proved. so far the family hasn't noticed the a.f.d. all their supporters are told. but they have noticed that the residents here do seem a bit more conservative. right especially with this new i don't know if i'm just imagining it but it feels like we're getting stared at more often here because we're a bit exotic looking the same hip you know a young hip family and like i said maybe it's all in my head before but that's what it feels like to me. after her maternity leave frederica wants to go back to her job in the culture industry but to her gun it's has little culture to offer.

to me it's always important to make sure you don't get left behind. this might be the decision for the kids but i need to make sure that i fulfill my own needs as well have. its fans final evening in gurlitz in parting the project helped kevin to set up an exhibition. and at least a few culture enthusiastic show up. nevertheless the family has made up its mind. we're not going to move here we had a great time and it's a beautiful city. but the people's mindset here just isn't open enough for us. but kevin could still picture coming back from time to time for certain projects.

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