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The three stories in Muster (Rushes) take place on the grounds of a former monastery in Germany at three periods in its history: as the Breitenau concentration camp during World War II, a troubled reformatory for girls in the 1970s, and later a memorial and psychiatric hospital. Each narrative grapples with the damaging conditions of detention and legacies of violence. Played simultaneously in a triangular configuration, two narratives at a time can overlap in the viewer’s consciousness, emphasized by Clemens von Wedemeyer’s reuse of certain actors in each of the films. The conversation across time periods brings to mind the frightening ability of history to repeat itself.
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- Anna Katherine Brodbeck, ed., TWO X TWO X TWENTY: Two Decades Supporting Contemporary Art at the Dallas Museum of Art (Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art), 2018, 210.
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Did not get object file- streamlined process, no provenance. CLC, 12/4/18.
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- Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago~Learn more about Muster (Rushes).
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General Description
The three stories in Muster (Rushes) take place on the grounds of a former monastery in Germany at three periods in its history: as the Breitenau concentration camp during World War II, a troubled reformatory for girls in the 1970s, and later a memorial and psychiatric hospital. Each narrative grapples with the damaging conditions of detention and legacies of violence. Played simultaneously in a triangular configuration, two narratives at a time can overlap in the viewer’s consciousness, emphasized by Clemens von Wedemeyer’s reuse of certain actors in each of the films. The conversation across time periods brings to mind the frightening ability of history to repeat itself.
Excerpt from
- Anna Katherine Brodbeck, ed., TWO X TWO X TWENTY: Two Decades Supporting Contemporary Art at the Dallas Museum of Art (Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art), 2018, 210.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago~Learn more about Muster (Rushes).
- Vimeo~Explore von Wedemeyer's work through his vimeo channel.
Notes
Did not get object file- streamlined process, no provenance. CLC, 12/4/18.
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