SEP participates in and supports exhibitions and installations that engage with craft, material culture, and contemporary discourse.

This page documents selected projects developed with artists, institutions, and cultural practitioners.

Steve Sabella at SEP Berlin: Elsewhere, Everland, and the Freedom to Imagine

In our SEP Berlin store in Prenzlauer Berg, craft and contemporary art meet for a rare moment: we are hosting an exclusive pop-up with internationally acclaimed artist and author Steve Sabella.

Born in Jerusalem and based in Berlin, Sabella transforms photography into layered visual worlds that question how we remember, where we belong, and how we imagine freedom. His works are part of major collections including the Institut du Monde Arabe Museum (Paris), the British Museum (London), and Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art (Doha), and have been shown across Europe, the Middle East, and the United States.

At SEP Berlin, we are honoured to present and sell a curated selection of his Elsewhere and Everland series – six works that resonate deeply with our own universe of heritage, movement, and identity.

Before the runway, a panel titled “You Are a Walking Statement – What Does That Mean to You?” set the tone. Speakers warned against the trap of representation: symbols worn down into trends, rebellion styled into submission, solidarity reduced to performance, while also recognising the undeniable power of visual resistance. The challenge, they stressed, is to engage consciously with it, to move beyond “just” wearing it.

• What does it mean to design as an act of resistance?
• How can design reclaim what has been stolen, erased, or commodified?
• How do we honor tradition while also evolving it?
• Where is the line between appreciation and appropriation?