The Palast der Republik was never just a building. From its opening in 1976 to its demolition between 2006 and 2008, it sat beside Berlin’s Museum Island like a provocation in plain sight—part “people’s palace,” part seat of the GDR’s Volkskammer, and a cultural machine that hosted everything from concerts to congresses. After 1990, the Palast became a screen onto which reunified Germany projected its arguments about memory, legitimacy, and what deserves to remain visible. The discovery of asbestos—followed by the building’s closure in September 1990—helped turn a political dispute into an administrative inevitability, and the demolition decision later became official policy. I made this work from inside that tension. At the time, I was part of a collective of artists and activists campaigning against demolition—trying to keep the Palast open to the future, not sealed off as a “finished chapter.” For me, it stands as a reminder that architecture can be an ideology you can walk into—and that cities don’t only rebuild stone and steel, they rebuild their own conscience. This edition is worth owning This is a limited edition for people who want something real — but don’t need to buy a one-off to feel that. The edition is fixed and controlled. When it’s gone, it closes. That’s the whole point: you get something scarce enough to matter, without the “only one exists” price level. If you care about edition numbers (early numbers, or a specific range), message me before buying.