Du bist nie schwach, wenn Du Dir Hilfe suchst mural by HERA, Teufelsberg, Berlin, Germany
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HERA (Jasmin Siddiqui) · “Du bist nie schwach, wenn Du Dir Hilfe suchst”, May 2025 · A wall of more than 17 m at the former listening station on Teufelsberg, Berlin-Grunewald
Photo: Onuschka, as published on Street Art Utopia in July 2025. The date the photo was taken is not known
Two young women, one wrapped in an owl and one wearing a fox as a hood, fill a wall more than 17 metres high on Berlin’s Teufelsberg. HERA painted them from 6 to 11 May 2025 for the helpline for women affected by violence, the Hilfetelefon “Gewalt gegen Frauen”. Beside them she wrote the same message twice, in English and German: “Asking for help is never a weakness.” and “Du bist nie schwach, wenn Du Dir Hilfe suchst.”, with the helpline’s number, 116 016.
4 things to know
- Painted for a helplineThe wall was a joint project of HERA and the Hilfetelefon “Gewalt gegen Frauen”, a free, anonymous helpline for women affected by violence. The helpline says the aim was to raise awareness of gender-based violence and to encourage people to call. Its number, 116 016, is painted in the corner, with an arrow pointing to it. Hilfetelefon · Teufelsberg
- Six days, 17 metresHERA painted from 6 to 11 May 2025 on a wall the helpline and the venue both describe as more than 17 metres high. It was presented on 10 May 2025, during the venue’s “Breathing Art” weekend of live painting and yoga, with helpline staff at an information stand. Hilfetelefon · Teufelsberg
- One message, two languagesThe English line “Asking for help is never a weakness.” sits above the larger German one, “Du bist nie schwach, wenn Du Dir Hilfe suchst.” (“You are never weak when you seek help.”). The helpline describes the figures as an owl and a vixen in slightly human form. Hilfetelefon
- On a Cold War listening postThe wall belongs to the former radar station on Teufelsberg, which American and British intelligence services used for about 20 years. It was shut down in 1992, and artists and graffiti writers moved into the empty buildings in the years after. Teufelsberg history
Check-in guide
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- Teufelsberg, Teufelsseechaussee 10, 14193 Berlin, the former listening station in the Grunewald forest (Hilfetelefon). Sources do not say which of the station’s buildings carries the wall; our photo shows it below the ruined radar towers. The Maps button points to the station grounds (OpenStreetMap).
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- The wall can be seen during Teufelsberg’s opening hours. In May 2025 the helpline gave them as 11:00 to 20:00 daily, with last entry one hour before sunset; check the venue’s website before you go.
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- The helpline said the mural would be on view for at least a year (“für mindestens ein Jahr”). The newest dated photo we could find is from May 2025. A deutschland.de article of 5 August 2026 still describes it, but we found no dated photo from 2026.
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- The mural was presented during the venue’s “Breathing Art” weekend of live painting and yoga on 10–11 May 2025 (Teufelsberg).
Sightings
- 202521 Apr
Venue announces the wall
- 202510 May
Presented; helpline photos
- 202521 Jul
Our photo on SAU
- 202612 Jun
In SAU’s “Being Human”
- 20265 Aug
deutschland.de portrait
- 20261 Oct
In SAU’s “Good Signs”
Every stamp links to the dated source. Green stamps are dated photos or sightings of the finished wall; amber stamps are news and posts about it. The Street Art Utopia photo was uploaded on 19 July 2025, but the day it was taken is not known, so it is not counted as a sighting.
On the record
Kreative Solidarität: Street-Art für das Hilfetelefon “Gewalt gegen Frauen”
“Im Rahmen einer Kooperation zwischen dem Hilfetelefon “Gewalt gegen Frauen” und der Street-Art-Künstlerin Jasmin Siddiqui alias HERA entstand vom 6. Mai bis zum 11. Mai ein großflächiges Wandbild als Statement für Mut und Empowerment.”
“As part of a cooperation between the ‘Violence against Women’ helpline and the street artist Jasmin Siddiqui alias HERA, a large mural was created from 6 to 11 May as a statement for courage and empowerment.” The page adds that the mural “wird für mindestens ein Jahr … zu besichtigen sein” (will be on view for at least a year).
Jasmin Siddiqui on the wall
“Für mich ist Kunst emotionale Kommunikation: Eine Botschaft auf einem riesigen Bild im öffentlichen Raum erreicht die Menschen auf einer tieferen Ebene”
“For me, art is emotional communication: a message on a huge picture in public space reaches people on a deeper level.”
Breathing Art – Live Painting & Yoga
“Für das Hilfetelefon „Gewalt gegen Frauen“ nimmt sie sich im Mai eine über 17 Meter hohe Wand auf dem Teufelsberg vor.”
“For the ‘Violence against Women’ helpline she is taking on a wall more than 17 metres high on Teufelsberg in May.” The venue’s event page names the artist as “HERA (Jasmin Siddiqui)”.
The poetry of contrasts
“In 2025, Siddiqui created a façade more than 17 metres high on Berlin’s Teufelsberg for the “Violence against Women” helpline. The mural stands for courage, solidarity and empowerment.”
A portrait of the artist, published in several languages; the German version has the same passage.
The facts
- Artist
- HERA, the artist name of Jasmin Siddiqui, born in Frankfurt am Main in 1981; she co-founded the duo Herakut with Falk Lehmann (Akut) in 2004, which the helpline calls her “damaligen” (former) duo (Hilfetelefon, Teufelsberg, deutschland.de). The wall is signed “hera of herakut” Checked
- Words on the wall
- “Asking for help is never a weakness.” and “Du bist nie schwach, wenn Du Dir Hilfe suchst.”, with “Hilfetelefon „Gewalt gegen Frauen“” and “116 016”, as read from the photos. The helpline’s own image text spells the last word “sucht” Checked
- Title
- No source gives a formal title. This file uses the German line on the wall. Street Art Utopia has used “You Are Never Weak When You Seek Help” (2025–2026) and “Asking for Help Is Never a Weakness” (2026) Unconfirmed
- Painted
- 6–11 May 2025; presented on 10 May 2025 (Hilfetelefon, Teufelsberg) Checked
- Partner
- Hilfetelefon “Gewalt gegen Frauen”, the helpline on 116 016 (Hilfetelefon, Teufelsberg) Checked
- Size
- A wall more than 17 m high (Hilfetelefon, Teufelsberg, deutschland.de) Checked
- Place
- Teufelsberg, Teufelsseechaussee 10, 14193 Berlin, the former listening station (Hilfetelefon). Which building of the station carries the wall is not stated Checked
- Opening hours
- 11:00–20:00 daily, last entry one hour before sunset, as given by the helpline in May 2025 (Hilfetelefon) Reported
- Photo
- By Onuschka; first published on Street Art Utopia on 21 July 2025. The date it was taken is not known Unconfirmed
- Status
- Seen May 2025. Announced to stay on view for at least a year; still described by deutschland.de on 5 August 2026, but no dated photo after 2025 found Unconfirmed
Related
- On Street Art Utopia: Good Signs (8 Photos) (1 October 2026), where the photo above appeared as work no. 7, headed “Asking for Help Is Never a Weakness”.
- The photo first appeared in Pick Your Favorite: New Art #2 (10 Photos) (21 July 2025), and later in Being Human (10 Photos) (12 June 2026).
- More of the artist’s walls: HERA: Crafting Stories on Walls Around the World on Street Art Utopia.
- The helpline’s campaign page, with a video of the painting. Hilfetelefon
- The artist’s own posts. @hera_herakut on Instagram
All sources (9)
This mural
- Hilfetelefon: “Kreative Solidarität: Street-Art für das Hilfetelefon “Gewalt gegen Frauen””, 12 May 2025, the helpline’s campaign page, in German. HERA / Jasmin Siddiqui, painted 6–11 May, more than 17 m, presented 10 May 2025, on view for at least a year, opening hours, address, artist and helpline quotes, photos of the finished wall.
- Teufelsberg Berlin: “Breathing Art – Live Painting & Yoga”, event page for 10–11 May 2025 (published 21 April 2025, updated 19 May 2025), in German. HERA (Jasmin Siddiqui), wall more than 17 m on Teufelsberg for the helpline, 116 016.
- deutschland.de: “The poetry of contrasts”, 5 August 2026, by Kim Berg, also in German. Siddiqui’s 2025 façade of more than 17 m on Teufelsberg for the helpline; birth year, Herakut.
- visitBerlin: event listing for 6–11 May 2025 and “Season start 2025”. Both listings have expired and now redirect to the event calendar; read through a fetch service on 5 October 2026. Painting dates, unveiling on 10 May 2025, on view for at least a year.
Our photo
- Street Art Utopia: “Pick Your Favorite: New Art #2 (10 Photos)”, 21 July 2025; image uploaded 19 July 2025. Photo by Onuschka; first appearance.
- Street Art Utopia: “Being Human (10 Photos)”, 12 June 2026, and “97 Most Loved Photos on Street Art Utopia Right Now”, 19 June 2026. Later uses of the same photo.
- Street Art Utopia: “Good Signs (8 Photos)”, 1 October 2026, work no. 7.
The place
- Teufelsberg Berlin: “Geschichtlicher Überblick”, undated, in German. American and British intelligence use for about 20 years, closure in 1992, artists in the empty buildings afterwards.
- OpenStreetMap: Field Station Berlin (way 15700566), Teufelsseechaussee 10, 52.49737, 13.24116.
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