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  Stefan Reiss, a short portrait Stefan Reiss currently lives and works in Berlin, where he studied fine arts and sculpture at the Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee. In his works he explores different artistic mediums such as drawings, paintings, sculptures, and projections on a variety of more or less complex materials like wood, glass or recycled elements. Interview with the artist During the opening of the exhibition „Spectra“ I had the chance to have a lovely chat with Stefan about the artistic process behind his interactive works. He's always been passionate about drawing and painting but more recently he started exploring new technologies in order to create his pieces. He started drawing straight lines on a tablet and came up with the idea of simple but forceful colours to break the monotony. He believes that new technologies to create art are not simply an imitation of real traditional mediums but they can enhance the artistic experience for both the

Taking a quick break from the language tips and advice to report on this week's news! You may or may not have heard that there was a fire in our beautiful old building late on Sunday night (10.04). At the top of the building above our three floors, there are shared flats. It was here where the fire started, and was later found to be caused by a cable. The fire took almost 2 hours to be put out, and the emergency services were still there on Monday morning, blocking off the area and managing the damage. Two people who live in the top floor were evacuated and, luckily, nobody was hurt in the accident. Sadly, the beautiful tiled roof was seriously damaged and will need some repairing, but the school only suffered from a little water damage coming down from the top floor. The school was closed on Monday 11 th April to ensure the safety of the building for teaching. As of Tuesday, classes were running in the school again and now of cou

  Photo by Renato Silva , Sprachenatelier A few weeks ago, we posted about the common mi stakes that English speakers make when learning German. Well, this week, it's time to look at things the other way around. Having spent five months in Austria teaching school children and working with Austrian people, and now living in Berlin, I think I am fairly qualified and experienced to talk about the mistakes that German speakers make when learning English. Often the mistakes they make can be understood when you look at the German equivalent, because a lot of people are still in the DANGER ZONE (see last post) and are translating literally. So, scroll down and have a read. If you are a German speaker, maybe you can learn something, and if you're an English speaker, maybe you recognise some of these mistakes from your own experiences in Germany. Let's get going! But first... 1) “ L et me make a selfie!“ Remember the world&#