The Monuments | Chapter 16 | Poetic Justice
Kühlhaus Berlin
06.02.2026
Site-specific Installation and durational performance
3 Floors. 4 Loops. 4 Years in the making. 1 Living Organism.
In February 2026, the industrial expanse of Kühlhaus Berlin was transformed into a "living painting"—a multi-sensory environment that dissolved the boundary between art and inhabitant. Poetic Justice marked the pivotal sixteenth chapter of JAŠA’s long-term residency, The Monuments, a project that has been evolving within the walls of the Kühlhaus since 2021.
Spanning three floors, the installation functioned as a shifting world of painting, sound, and live performance. Visitors didn't just view the work; they entered a sculpture in motion. Through a series of four temporal loops, performers emerged and receded, scenes fractured, and the architecture itself seemed to breathe.
In this space, the social and the spectacular collided. Between the intensity of the performance and the intimacy of the pop-up restaurant and bar, a collective presence was born—one where the distinction between audience and art became beautifully, intentionally blurred.
"Poetic Justice is not a happy ending; it is a radical presence. It is the moment where the artist stops negotiating and starts creating an unavoidable reality." — JAŠA
Project by JAŠA
Performance by Mattias Gimigliano, Gáspár Bálint-Hazai, Laura DeAngelis, Vincent Schneider, Camilla Barbera, Jean-Charles Valle, Patricija Crnkovič, Vito Vidovič Bintchende, and Martin Marion
Sound and music with KALU and guests Mirna Bogdanović, m preis
Lighting by Matteo De Santis
Technical support by Denis Metting
Installation assistance by Irene Ambrogi
Studio assistance by Lorenzo Fasi
Clothing by Yves Eke
Design and Communications by Rosa Lux
Consultation by Lukas Feireiss
Cover photo by Christian H. Hasselbusch
Curated by Laura Rositani
Production assistance by Tinka Legvart
Production management by Andraž Boštjančič
Supported by Kühlhaus Berlin
Enabled by The Monuments Patrons Club
Produced by We.Are Institute
PR by Nadine Dinter
Supported by Slowenisches Kulturzentrum Berlin – SKICA Berlin
Special thanks to Saša Šavel Burkart, Andrea Wenzler, Dieter Siegel, Franci Zavrl & Griša Šoba
