Tag: Galerie Klemm’s

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Sven Johne | Dear Vladimir Putin

In “Dear Vladimir Putin” (2017), Peter Bittel prepares for his ‚big gig‘: a speech to Vladimir Putin about things personal and political, a monologue in Russian around 18 minutes long. The retired civil-engineer practices reading his script, edits and rejects or hones individual passages, and sometimes despairs…

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…