Project by Alexandru Raevschi and Hidemi Nishida A deep critical analysis of reality reveals surprising circumstances rooted in our ancestral history. During a discussion on trauma and armed conflict, we discovered that in 1941–1942, our grandfathers faced each other on the Sakhalin front. Both were responsible for communications, existing as potential enemies “observer and […]
Being part of the artistic process, it is hard for me not to notice the huge number of random people in the art world. This applies not only to the so-called curators, critics, journalists, collectors, gallerists, and dealers, but also to the artists themselves. In the project “Minimarket,” I decided to use an
Since 2015, my life in Germany has been a phenomenon shaped by centuries of historical interaction within this geopolitical space. As a bearer of a different cultural code, I find German identity inherently contradictory, often clinging to values that seem ripe for deconstruction. While Germany mirrors traditional models of statehood, it is distinguished by
At the beginning of 2018, I started working in a studio located inside the old “Schwanhof” tobacco factory. During the Second World War, this factory served as a “labor camp” and used forced laborers from different prisons and concentration camps. Of the wooden barracks in which the “workers” lived, only one has survived to this
Immersed in the atmosphere of the city of Bukhara, one is certainly not left indifferent by its cultural and historical heritage. However, I tried to communicate extensively with the people around me. I wanted to understand more deeply how they are living, how they are thinking, about what they are dreaming, and maybe about what
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The centuries-old, multicolored matter of which society is composed has a heterogeneous character, both in texture and in composition. In turn, the state, as an anatomical set of internal organs that supports the life of the body, solves the problems of functioning within a complex relationship with the surrounding world. It is easy to
Society is a complex organism where the state functions as vital anatomy. Erasing historical memory or marginalizing ethnic groups is akin to organ amputation, leading to systemic self-destruction and deep-seated intolerance. Through the project “Erste Hilfe bei Unfällen (First aid in case of accidents),” I examine Marburg’s Jewish history since the 12th century using
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While the organizers and participants of Documenta 15 attempted to construct a utopian world within exhibition halls, ignoring the din of war, I sought to capture the juxtaposition of these approaches, revealing the intellectual inadequacy of “institutional curating.” Art today cannot simply be a “social practice” of sharing experiences. It must be an intervention
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The policy of multiculturalism in Europe is facing a systemic collapse, fueled by the post-2008 rise of nationalist movements. Economic instability has emboldened opponents of integration, as “titular nations” resent funding social benefits for migrants perceived as unintegrated or ungrateful. Simultaneously, diasporas are radicalizing, presenting demands that many Europeans find inadmissible. This escalation
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3 years, 4 months, 26 days, 9 hours and 10 seconds (The statistical average tenure of each Chancellor—specifically, the period of time one of the 29 Chancellors held power over a span of 100 years. Moreover, this video features original, archived autographs of German chancellors). Over the past 100 years, 29 chancellors
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