At the center if the installation, two screens present the point-of-view footage of the attacked photographer. The spacial arrangement places viewers in a constant shift between the perspective of a victim and that of a neutral observer, raising questions about the authenticity and contextualization of documentary images.
What societal, political, and media mechanisms make violence visible or invisible? How is violence documented, instrumentalized, or censored? What creative and artistic approaches can render violence perceptible? How do artists employ strategies such as alienation, censorship, documentation, or spectacularization to depict or obscure violence?
14.03. – 19.04.25
How does one process and face history without falling into obsolete and dated narratives beyond glorification and posthumous instrumentalization?