Sven Johne/ Sebastian Orlac | 03. Verantwortungslose Bürger
This week, Sven Johne presents six videos as a sneak peek into his new work in progress: a work about the snow catastrophe on the island of Rügen which happened in the winter of 1978/1979.
Sven Johne | Greatest Show on Earth
While the traditional image of traveling circus might have become an anachronism, what it stands for still remains: sweet promise of happiness. “Greatest Show on Earth” (2011) reveals the ridiculousness of these promises by presenting a compere, who announces an endless series of sensations but when listened to closely, who sets the audience at unease…
Sven Johne/ Sebastian Orlac | 02. Luftstreitkräfte
This week, Sven Johne presents six videos as a sneak peek into his new work in progress: a work about the snow catastrophe on the island of Rügen which happened in the winter of 1978/1979.
Sven Johne | Tears of the Eyewitness
„Tears of the Eyewitness“ (2009) puts its focus on the construction of history and memory. A strange interplay develops between the artificial and the candidly felt emotions, between the memory influenced by media and by personal experience…
Sven Johne/ Sebastian Orlac | 01. Wetterbericht
This week, Sven Johne presents six videos as a sneak peek into his new work in progress: a work about the snow catastrophe on the island of Rügen which happened in the winter of 1978/1979.
Sven Johne | Elmenhorst
In “Elmenhorst” (2006), we encounter a familiar situation: a stroll at the beach, a father and a grown-up son. But what prevails is the speechlessness. Gestures and mimics of the two reveal the accumulated aggression and mutual misunderstanding. At the same time, however, a core of familial intimacy which is yet to completely submerge remains…