Usually referring to a devastating storm, the term „twister“ is applied figuratively here to a recent upswing in nationalistic aggression and authoritarian tendencies on and beyond Europe’s eastern margins. Protracted disputes over the control of borders, resources, and territories around the Mediterranean and the Black Sea are leading to a resurgence of nationalist discourse and to new alliances in the quest for regional predominance. One side effect of this political regression is the increasingly repressive treatment of domestic critics, leading in turn to an exodus of dissidents to major cities in Western Europe – with Berlin continuing to be a destination.

The catalogue documents the exhibition, workshops, and screenings that took place at the nGbK in early 2022. It includes interviews with and works by Christina Dimitriadis, Ece Gökalp, Eleni Mouzourou, Silvina Der­Meguerditchian, FUNKE Kollektiv, Edona Kryeziu, Mehtap Baydu, Viron Erol Vert, Ceren Oykut and Mouna Assali.

With contributions by: Ingo Arend, Carlos Kong, Erden Kosova, AG Twister

Ed.: Erden Kosova, AG Twister, nGbK, Berlin