Varsha Nair

Invalidenstraße: a junction between West and East – built in 13th century as an army road –renamed in 18th century as refuge for the invalids of two wars – over time, marked with imposing public buildings –

cut up by the Berlin wall – nowadays one of the busiest streets

Th elixir consists of 7 ingredients introduced by the 7 participants – the performance treats 7 sites along the Street of the Invalids like on a meridian – for the project  MERIDIAN/URBAN (Haus der Kulturen der Welt).
Created and organised with Karla Sachse (Berlin ), realized with Charon Chin (Kuala Lumpur), Lilian Kim Lukas (Berlin), Deeksha Nath (New Delhi), Aaron Schwägerl (Berlin), Simón Troll (Bogotá/Berlin)
in the framework of the Asia-Pacific Week, Berlin 2011