The story of Silber&Salz:
how it all started
GALLERY & PHOTOLAB
An old restless shipping container -
lovingly converted into a slow-paced island.
Silber & Salz, a gallery founded by the photographer,
Chris Schmid, is a renovated shipping container located alongside the Spree and in the heart of Holzmarkt.
With a focus on analog black and white photography
Silver & Salt defies the fast-paced everyday life and creates
a meeting point for the most diverse walks of life
The exhibition space extends over 33sqm.
From photographers and art lovers, to ravers and life artists, all are welcome.
Silber & Salz
Chris is a freelance photographer based in Berlin. Paula is a converted shipping container. Together they are Silber&Salz, a gallery for analogue photography at Holzmarkt.
Paula, such a darling. For decades she loyally sailed around the globe. From harbor to harbor: land, unload, load, take off. The seemingly endless back and forth without a permanent residence took a nice turn in 2015. Chris Schmid saw her as the perfect space for his gallery and brought the container-lady to Berlin. Half a year of planning, hammering, soldering, sawing and painting produced a lovely gallery with a fully integrated photo lab and exhibition space ready to greet its visitors in the Holzmarkt.
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Paula. She has finally arrived, but her actual journey is just beginning.
Spacious perspectives.
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She’s already seen everything out there.
Harbours, shores, different people and weather conditions,
and of course…dolphins.
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Now something new is happening: Paula hosts artists, collectors,
and many people whom analogue photography means a lot to.
So far, she has been the curator of many lovely exhibitions,
has shown and sold artwork from both well-known
and unknown artists, and has integrated a photo lab
which allows enthusiasts to grasp hold of this art form.
Paulalala…
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She loves music. Preferably live or a vinyl record, scratching and cracking so beautifully vivid. Especially in her metallic-wooden belly. Deep electronic vibes massage her heart.
Most important is that people meet, talk about art, exchange ideas about this and that, and go home with a good feeling. And of course, come back. After all, Paula is directly located on the Spree at Anker.
Paula and you
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Paula provides the space and Chris wants to meet you.
Come on by, knock, let’s have a chat.
Take some time, we don’t have to rush
and get down to business right away.
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Come by, have a seat, talk
Chris listens, and Paula secretly as well,
as we plan your exhibition
or whatever your idea may be.