Substitut. Punk in the GDR 1979-1989

Punk culture in the GDR developed its own language, music and aesthetics. These constituted an open provocation to the existing system, fostering the notion of breaking with the conformity of everyday life under the regime of state socialism. In contrast to their role models in the UK who championed the slogan 'no future', punks in the GDR feared 'too much future', or the uniformity of prescribed and pre-determined life trajectories. 'Substitut', a privately run agency in Berlin, houses the most extensive archival collection relating to punk culture in the GDR. The archive grew out of 'Substitut's' numerous projects, including the 'production' of exhibitions and release of music compilations and publications.

东德朋克文化孕育出独特的语言、音乐与美学风格，这些构成了对现有体系的一种开放性的挑战，催生了摆脱国家社会主义体制下日常生活之刻板从众观念的思考。与崇尚‘没有未来’口号的英国朋克角色模型不同，东德朋克恐惧‘过度未来’，或曰预定与预设的生活轨迹的统一性。柏林的私营机构‘Substitut’拥有关于东德朋克文化的最全面档案收藏。这一档案的建立源于‘Substitut’的众多项目，包括展览的‘制作’、音乐合辑的发行以及出版物的发布。