Bruno Kolberg and Bella Berlin
Bruno Kolberg was born in Kreuzberg, which makes him one of the few true Berliners left among the creative freelancers in the city. The autodidact works as a graphic designer, illustrator and tape artist and founded the studio Sueper Design together with fellow artist Bodo Hoebing.
“In a visual sense,” Bruno says “avant-garde, are things that are new, that amaze you, that move you when you see them”. That’s what he experienced when he saw the living disco ball-performance by Bella Berlin for the first time. “I was in a small illegal club when suddenly lasers flashed up and she came on stage in her disco ball outfit. The room fell silent and everyone was stunned because nobody there has ever seen anything like this before.”
The girl in the disco ball costume is native Berliner Bella Berlin, co-founder of music label R.O.T. that among others produced German band MIA. After ten years in the music business she realized that she wanted to move on and developed several dance performances. When dancing on stage with her tight suit covered all over with small mirrors, she becomes another person. Bella says that she has several personalities, but her disco-ball character is probably her most famous one. “I am art,” she claims and it becomes visible: When she rhythmically moves her body to electronic music so the reflecting laser-lights turn her body into a kaleidoscope connecting darkness and light, she absorbs herself totally in her alter ego and evokes a truly magical atmosphere.
Production Superiest / Filming & Photos Clemens Poloczek, Marcus Werner & Björn Baasner / Music BUNNYSTRIPES
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