Some would like to see it as another Berlin, but the Polish capital is distinct enough to withstand such comparisons. Naturally, the two cities have a lot in common – both were rebuilt from the wartime rubble, neither is beautiful in a classic touristy sense, and both can be gruelling. In this still unsettled space at the point where East meets West, a pioneering air of organizing the city anew by artists and activists is buzzing – just like in Berlin before it became trendy and as such inevitably gentrified. The two cities are connected by people – working for diverse, mostly creative sectors – who by virtue of their activity move regularly between Berlin and Warsaw.