Klaus Pichler’s Middle Class Utopia

A stroll in the Schrebergärten

“…a special kind of people live there, mostly older people, but also younger families who combine the advantage of urban life with the escapism of the garden colonies. Due to the strict rules concerning both the look of the gardens as well as the behaviour of the occupants, a special mood surrounds the gardens. The artificial idyll of the garden gets foiled by feelings of paranoia, fear and sometimes loneliness that surround the people who live there. Nature is declared friend and foe at the same time…This dichotomy leads to a slightly grotesque appearance of the gardens, looking like outdoor living rooms.”

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