Foreground 01: to get into Berghain with this coat is an achievement by Carmel Rubinstein

Foreground 01: to get into Berghain with this coat is an achievement is the first installment in a documentary series.

It consists of recorded conversations between the creator and Hen, Yaakov, Katharina, and Dario — each of whom is connected to her in a different way — accompanied by photographic series captured during those encounters.

The conversations presented in the book flow as natural speech — at times fluent, at times fragmented — becoming a singular text through minimal editing. Together with the documentary photographs, the narrative unfolds in a dynamic and organic way, offering a layered portrait of the individuals, revealing the relationship between the creator and each of them, and conveying shared moments with intimacy and vitality.

The chapter titles are taken from the original names of the recordings, later transcribed into text.

The book is small in size and thick in volume, printed on thin paper with a soft cover — creating a physically striking object that bridges the worlds of literature and art.