Wir sind Schmutz
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In the crowd nobody is different
October 29, 2023
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I am preparing for my artistic project at the Magnus Hirschfeld Collection. Packing bags, planning what equipment I need to bring. And preparing mentally – by thinking and philosophising. About freedom, repression, fear, shame and taboos.
These last days I have tought a lot about the prosecution of us with…
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Reinterpretation 3
October 22, 2023
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In my art, I have always worked with the reinterpretation of earlier art and photographs. One of the most influential and well-known projects began many years ago. As a child, I received a small Bible card during a Christmas celebration at our local church. The card featured a painting of…
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It is not over – the fight for democracy must never be given up
October 19, 2023
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I am shocked. Yesterday evening, I was searching for more material about Hirschfeld on YouTube. I found a short documentary about him and the Institute for Sexual Science and began watching. It started as expected: Hirschfeld was born in 1868 in Kolberg, and he wanted to fight for the rights…
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Watching some films
October 18, 2023
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Some years ago, when my partner and I visited Berlin, we found these two DVDs in a queer video shop. This week I’ve watched the movies again, as part of the input before the start of my work in Berlin this November.
The first movie, “The Einstein of Sex”, is…
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Reinterpretation 2
October 17, 2023
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I have always been inspired by the exploration of historical imagery in my art. A little while back, I shared a post about one of my early works of this kind – a geometric reinterpretation of the mesmerizing Muybridge cycles. Some years later, I revisited these captivating photographs, and now…