Es gibt doch nur das Leben –
den tod gibt es doch gar nicht
Is it not only life that exists and death not at all

A deserted apartment creates the frame of the video - an apartment that has been formed by collected objects over decades. The history of the inhabitants was inscribed via these objects of various international cultures. Medication lying around, crutches and similar things suggest that a sick person must have lived here, apparently having recently left the apartment and passed away. The observer experiences the identity of this person while moving through the rooms. Fragments of music are reminiscent of the culture and times of when the furniture was created. A continuous rhythm, similar to that of a heartbeat, drifts through the video, although the process of fatigue sets in and at some point there is no hope for further insight. Finally, the observer want to be released.

Delicate Object

Es gibt doch nur das Leben
there is only life that exists

A small, historical Chinese ceramic rabbit, exhibited in the British Museum in London, inspired this object, which also merges portraits of people from Western cultures.

The Miracle of Kiel