Category: Marla’s Activities
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Weißenfels, circa 2021: How a Can of Ravioli Saved My Distance
Weißenfels I think it was 2021 when I was in Weißenfels. AfD rally, counter-demonstration, one of those situations you get used to if you spend a long time in political spaces. I was walking through the city, on foot, through barricades, through areas of the counter-demonstration. I went through because demonstrations in Germany are supposed to be peaceful. That is not a naive assumption, but the law. Read more
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Bundes.Wehr.Bung. – Three words, not a sentence
Or: How something was already phrased in 2015 that today is considered reason of state: “We.Serve.Germany.” That is not a sentence. That is not a statement. Those are three words separated by periods. And that was exactly the test. A supplementary video statement, published separately, documents the action in public space at the time and places it in political and linguistic context from today’s perspective. Whoever is dumb enough Read more
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When satire was taken for real – our “Corona Police” at the train station
It was one of those days when we decided not to comment on reality—but to mirror it. White painter’s coveralls. Armbands. Masks. Our “Corona Police” outfit. A supplementary video statement, published separately, additionally documents the action from a visual perspective and complements the text with specific scenes from the performance. We moved through the station in formation. Militaristic, but with a Read more