Adventures between Technofauna and Mauerite: A personal narrative of travels in the Anthropozöic region of Berlin Moabit in the year 2016.

Urban Diffractions of the Technosphere

Adelbert von Chamissos romantic novella “Peter Schlemihl” describes the adventures of a man who, after having sold his shadow, travels the world equipped with a bottomless wallet and seven-league boots. The Seminar “Romancing the Anthropocene” followed in Peter Schlemihl’s footsteps to explore the area around Berlin’s old industrial harbour the “Berlin Westhafen”. Here, Gregory Cushman presents a personal narrative of his travels in the Anthropozöic region of Berlin Moabit in the year 2016, ranging from his encounters with the local Technofauna to his thoughts on the local temples to accumulation and the god Capital.