The pop-up exhibition Ostglut shows exemplary post-reunification biographies
and their consequences in East Germany through interviews with my family.
Archetypal experiences during the early 1990s can be relived in a living history room.
the early 1990s can be relived in family interviews, videos and exhibits.
I interviewed seven members of my family about their experiences during and after the Wende
and expand on the feeling of life at that time in retrospectives about the period and through
video performances.
East Germans have not only mastered a radical change in their living conditions
which for many meant opportunities, but also existential fears. They
They have also undergone a comprehensive transformation and shown initiative, creativity
creativity, implementation skills and resilience. I wish
would like to see more empathy for East German living conditions and the
recognition of existing competencies.
The “Round Table”, at which East German politicians and activists discussed system
the opening of the Wall, also provides an opportunity for exchange in the exhibition.
exhibition also provides an opportunity for exchange. While a Future Centre
German Unity is being planned, we should work together to break the one-sided narrative
of winners and losers and thus invite dialogue.
OSTGLUT- an exhibition with video, theatre and photography.
