COVEN Berlin

COVEN Berlin is a sex-positive transdisciplinary genderbender collective focused on feminism, love, gender, sexuality and art. Founded in 2013 in Berlin by Lo Pecado and Judy Mièl, it is on its way to conqueer the universe with a feminist conflation of provocative fine-lined aesthetics and critical brainwaves in form of artworks, interviews and essays, always using a breath of irony. COVEN Berlin wants to create an open sphere with words and visuals, a massive weapon to deconstruct the assimilated social structures on sexuality and gender, to transmit a positive message on sex, to defy body politics, to transversally think about immigration, race and sex and to fight against mind-constricted stereotypes on sex and different gender expressions. COVEN Berlin is an open space where communication flows in multiple directions and we welcome all those interested to make contributions in whatever form of expression you feel most comfortable with. We want to grow, learn, create, play, perform and share.

BURLUNGIS

Welcome to BURLUNGIS: Hang your cloak and stay a while, weary traveller. The times may be dark and the swamps and bogs hide lurking creatures of the night, but accept…

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A photograph of a light skinned person. The photo is from the right side at about shoulder level, and the person's legs are crossed, with one ankle on the knee. The person is using their thigh to write on a questionnaire paper. They are wearing a purple satin shirt and light blue jean cutoffs.

PROBAND WERDEN – THE PHOTOS

During 2019, COVEN BERLIN presented PROBAND WERDEN, a durational performance and pop-up exhibition, three times: at Monday Gelato in Karlsruhe, Germany on 22nd June, as part of the Project Space…

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EXTRA+TERRESTRIAL

COVEN BERLIN presents EXTRA+TERRESTRIAL, an exhibition and event series at Schwules Museum, Lützow str. 73, Berlin, 23.11.1018 – 14.02.2019. Featuring installed artwork by .BYTE Zine, curated by Halima Salah + Eman…

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Full-framed portrait of a woman with brown hair and red lipstick standing outside in the sun. She is smiling big and her eyes are squinting. In the background, there is a clear blue sky and folks hanging out recreationally on a grassy field with trees in the distance.

Jes Walsh on being a doula: care, queers, and reproductive rights

Jes Walsh is a zine-maker, the co-facilitator of the now-defunct queer space “Boys Club” in Berlin, and a doula. We asked Jes some questions about what it means to be…

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Installation view of a room with varying brightly-colored soft artworks suspended from the ceiling via thin cord or string. In the center, a square column, to the right, a low, freestanding set of shelves with various objects, and piles of pillows. In the foreground, to the left of the column, a freestanding metal fire pit, contents unknown.

We could be having so much fun: An interview with Melissa Steckbauer

Sentient. This is the word that resonates with me after my meeting with American multimedia artist Melissa Steckbauer, and it describes her perfectly. During our meeting, she laughed many times…

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In the center, a group of eight people stand in a circle holding each other’s arms/wrists outstretched in a naturally lit rehearsal/dance studio. They are all barefoot and wearing loose white underwear briefs, in addition to varying white tops (tanks, tees, hoodie). There is a large white fabric hanging loosely from the ceiling onto the floor behind and to the left of the performers.

FLUSS

box. box. box. box. inside the box, establish the points & hit them. stay within the designated lines. 7. 6. 4. 3. 6. 2. 2. 6. i turn around nothing…

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Installation view. In the center of a dark room, a black and white video is projected onto a screen. In the video, a person is standing amongst tree branches with long skinny leaves. The person has their hair down, bold makeup outlining their eyebrows, eyes, and lips. They’re wearing a black strappy top, and some dark chest hair is visible. A line of subtitles overlays their hands in front of their chest reading “Melancholy wraps around me”.

QUEER AS A WAY OF SEEING THE WORLD: COLONY

Colony is a loaded word. It comes with layers of meaning, hiding and seeking and sometimes re-emerging with queer possibilities. Predominantly describing a type of relationship between humans and (other)…

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A tableau of books, blocks, anal toys, plugs, beads and lube are arranged against a wall. One book has a view of someone’s bare behind with the title “ANAL PLEASURE & HEALTH” visible. Another title reads “BECAUSE WE LIKE IT HOT” overlaid on a book cover of someone’s thighs, butt, and torso in a top and underwear. Above a block, a pink pin stating “I [graphic of a butt plug] anal” rests against a bottle of lube.

How to Love the Butt (w)hole: Probing Deeper with Berlin’s Sex Educators, Part II

When COVEN BERLIN announced their ASSHOLES digital issue, I realized I had a lot of holes in my knowledge of the butt. I decided the best answers to my sensitive…

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On a tabletop by a lit window and an indoor plant, seven brightly-colored dildos and anal toys all with flared-bases are placed on various coasters, blocks of wood, and CD cases. There is a framed print in red-ink behind the toys of a person and the “female” sign that reads “WE ARE IN CHARGE”.

How to Love the Butt (w)hole: Probing Deeper with Berlin’s Sex Educators, Part I

When COVEN BERLIN announced our ASSHOLES digital issue, I realized I had a lot of holes in my knowledge of the butt. I decided the best answers to my sensitive…

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Installation view. In a completely blackened room, shards of light and the contours of a projector are visible. The light shards make various geometric shapes on surfaces in the room, none are distinct.

Room for Reflection

Within a globalized urban society connected by the means of the internet, there are few spaces and instances left that encourage us to turn our attention inward and introspect our…

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