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Plänterwald is a section of the Treptow-Köpenick district of Berlin and created in 1760 as a production forest. In 1876, Treptower Park was added to the forest and functioned entirely as a recreational area for the city of Berlin. In 1969, in honour of the GDR's 20th anniversary, Kulturpark Plänterwald was opened: the first and only permanent amusement park in the GDR. The Ferris wheel was a special and most eye-catching attraction, renewed in 1989 in honour of the GDR's 40th anniversary. After the political shift in the same year, it was privatised in 1991 and renamed Spreepark Berlin. Step by step, the amusement park was converted to western standards. Declining visitor numbers caused the company to fail in 2001. Since then, the park has been in decline and several attractions, including the Ferris wheel, have been dismantled. An arts and culture park has since become planned for the site. The Ferris wheel will be restored and rebuilt, as will other parts of former attractions. The park will reopen in 2026.

1; Plänterwald, Berlin 2006 - image: Sebastian Hesse-Kastein

Sebastian Hesse-Kastein makes photo documentaries alongside his work as a journalist for the German Broadcasting Corporation. His long-term projects are about small communities that maintain their own traditions and way of life and do not follow the rules of globalisation.

2; Ferris wheel in Spreepark Berlin - image: Heike Scholz

Shape, color and composition are the main components of Heike Scholz's photographs. She finds these three components almost everywhere: in the city, in the countryside, in nature and at home. Her aesthetic photos function like small paintings and are a pleasure to the eye.

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