As the first part of the accompanying program, Juliane Jaschnow and Stefanie Schroeder presented their three collaborative films. The two artists met in 2014 during the Masterclass of the Werkleitz Festival.
In the subsequent conversation, they talked about how their collaboration and choice of themes came about, about Legida and Dunkeldeutschland, the shitstorm, and the transfer of these experiences to weather phenomena. All three films deal with an engagement with the region of East Germany, whether it is the ORWO film factory ([ˈdʊŋkl̩ˌdɔɪ̯ʧlant]), the search for a repository for nuclear waste, or the Hagelschutzkanonen used in Leisnig to shoot at the sky. In real circumstances, they find metaphors for the question of how we as a society deal with supposed problems.
“Where is the storm raging? Outside, or does it arise inside—on the internet or in German living rooms?”
For the film Die Wirkung des Geschützes auf Gewitterwolken, Juliane Jaschnow and Stefanie Schroeder worked at the Max Planck Institute, where they, together with staff members, examined the flight of birds in an artificial wind tunnel. In the film, we observe a budgie in the wind tunnel. In the other two films, the image of the budgie appears again—as a glowing survivor of a post-atomic crisis and as a Pittiplatsch imitator. Pittiplatsch is a small, mischievous kobold-like creature who became a beloved character on East German children’s television. He is known for his high-pitched voice.
Just under two weeks later, Juliane Jaschnow and Constanze Müller presented the catalogue for the exhibition. The publication is part of D21/Solo and was created together with the artist. It offers detailed insights into Jaschnow’s extensive research on the thematic complex of the exhibition. In exchange for a donation, the catalogue can be obtained at the art space.
