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26 years of life in Wedding –
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| Galerie sumpfhenne / sumpfhahn koloniestraße 38, 13359 berlin wedding An exhibition by Brigitte Lüdecke  from 30.01.2009 until 25.02.2009 Opening hours 30.01.2009 20 h – 00 h 31.01.2009 15 h – 20 h 01.02.2009 15 h – 20 h other visits upon request at ccaromitzi@mur.at Tel 030 49913679 |
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| 26 years cover a whole generation and de facto in this time a child was born, grew up, reached adulthood and left behind the mother „solitarily“. | |
Empty nest syndrome? No, not really, but maybe this
is a good starting point to reflect what happened. |
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There is literature on social movements in the eighties which has
already turned to be history. Actually these books were not kept to
be read again but rather to serve as memorabilia from another time. |
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A video conversation with the former squatter in her „building
site“ (which later on became quite habitable) is interesting
all at once, because today the daughter is 23 years old - the same
age as the mother in the video. |
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The video shows parts of a university-course on political science
in the eighties, taking place in the former squatted house: Though
society already had an energy crisis and a high rate of unemployment
- as it was experienced at this time - a very liberal climate of learning
and studying is clearly recognisable. |
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Notes placed on the kitchen table of a latchkey child to the mother
out at work show originality („the certificate really let me
down“) but also the difficulties to keep sufficient contact
and control. |
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As a sociologist the artist is able to present a lot of paper printed
with concepts, publications, lectures and project applications. This
material is presented as a collage, which visitors are invited to
comment on using markers and marginal notes. |
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A board game symbolises numberless games of various kinds with the
child and at the same time shows care selecting toys and materials
of good quality. |
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Different objects produced by mother and child collectively are self-evident
articles of daily use in both households today. |
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| The shown time scale is purposely incomplete. May be visitors of the exhibition want to inscribe the Fall of the Wall? Remarkable changes of the government? Economical crises and/or events of the ones own life? | |
| Several pieces of the exhibition are titled by mother and/ or daughter from their personal background. | |
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connection to Wedding does not only emerge from the address of the
artist: She has moved here in the eighties to become involved in a
habitation project, later on motherhood made her deal with Wedding
playschool, schools, (even to the youth welfare office) and very different
neighbours having children in the same age. |
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| At the end of the nineties the artist has found several good friends by becoming acquainted with neighbours via internet. Trying to find a business concept for getting self-employed at the end of the ninetieth surprisingly led to new contacts to people dealing with local development and finally her competence and (life-)experience gained all over the years leads into the role of a successful project-manager, supporting and fostering local economy of Wedding. |
Do not hesitate
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