Found on the wall of Intimes Kino in Berlin, this small figure sits quietly in the shadow of one of the city’s oldest cinemas. A red-haired woman, knees drawn up, cigarette in hand, painted with simple lines and warm tones against a dark, almost velvet-like background.

Intimes Kino has been around since 1909 and is known as one of Berlin’s smallest cinemas. The name suddenly makes sense. Nothing grand, nothing oversized. Just a very intimate place, still carrying the old habit of watching stories unfold in the dark.

The artwork feels made for that setting. A figure waiting, thinking, smoking, perhaps already part of the film. Slightly melancholic, slightly seductive, a little tired, and very Berlin without needing to announce it.

The colours stay restrained: red hair, soft skin tones, brown shadows, black background. Enough to create atmosphere, never too much to disturb it.

On textile, the image becomes quiet and cinematic. A small scene rather than a loud print. More pause than statement.

A woman sitting on a wall, outside a tiny Berlin cinema, looking like she knows exactly how the story ends.