The artist duo Plastique Fantastique invites you to a summer weekend of love on August 30 and 31 on the town hall square in Wedding. In a large-scale interactive installation, visitors can explore the culture of relationships in our city at various different stations.

The event kicks off on Saturday at 2 p.m. with a welcome address by District Mayor Stefanie Remlinger. The Standesamt e. V. brass band will set the mood for what is to follow. Between 2 and 9 p.m., visitors can marvel at and experience the sculptural installations. A participatory program invites visitors to get involved in the project. In the walk-in installation DOUBLE HEART, strangers can listen to the heartbeats of their counterparts. The Ringmanufaktur offers the opportunity to design wedding rings together – in preparation for a spontaneous wedding ceremony in the former BVV hall. There, new connections will be made as part of a pop-up wedding. Because love is sometimes also an administrative act – but here it is a fast-track procedure.

Designed by renowned architect Fritz Bornemann, the pavilion will be framed by a monumental golden ring, the RINGdeLUXE, for two days, providing the backdrop for a photo shoot of the newlyweds. After dark, the window front of the former BVV hall will be transformed into a cinema screen, and anyone who wants to can give free rein to their emotions at the wedding disco and divorce dance.

Program overview:

Saturday, August 30, 2025:

2 p.m.:

• Opening by District Mayor Stefanie Remlinger
• Brass band Standesamt e. V.

9 p.m.–midnight:

• Pulse exchange at DOUBLE HEART
• Ring manufacturing
• Ceremony in the hall
• Photo shoot at RINGdeLUXE

9 p.m.–midnight:

• Wedding disco and divorce dance (silent disco from 10 p.m.)
• Cinema Fenster Kino Kult (FKK)

Sunday, August 31, 2025:

2–8 p.m.:

• Pulse exchange at DOUBLE HEART
• Ring manufacturing
• Ceremony in the hall
• Photo shoot at RINGdeLUXE

8–10 p.m.:

• Wedding disco and divorce dance
• Cinema Fenster Kino Kult (FKK)

Plastique Fantastique is a Berlin-based artist duo consisting of Yena Young and Marco Canevacci. Together, they develop large-scale installations made of air and foil that challenge our perception of the environment. Their sculptures redefine the boundaries between architecture, design, and art, creating sensorial experiences in public spaces.
www.plastique-fantastique.de

“Berliner Wedding (und Scheidung)” is a collaboration between the Department of Art, Culture and History at the Mitte District Office and visitBerlin.

The project is funded by the Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises through grants for “Besondere touristische Projekte in den Bezirken” (special tourism projects in the districts).