VISIONS OF REALITY
With this exhibition, we want to show the wide spectrum of human rights violations taking place worldwide and the different ways in which people are protesting against them, as well as the artists reflecting, translating and conveying this resistance. We want to show that each and every one of us can help to combat injustice in this world.
Location: Festival Center, Villa Elisabeth, Invalidenstraße 3, 10115 Berlin
Opening Hours: 10 - 19 Uhr
Entrence: Freiwillige Spende
Präsentierte Projekte
Beyond Red Lines
By MAPS
'We crossed the red line a long time ago. Imagining our future and the future of the planet in our current epoch, the Anthropocene, implies redefining our practices and our link not only with the environment, but also with indigenous peoples, with the use of our non-renewable resources, with the limits we impose on our borders and with our consumption, as well as the impact that all of this implies within the framework of fundamental human rights. The curatorship presents a variety of photographic languages such as documentary photography, participatory photography and conceptual photography. In this sense, the presentation of the selected images of the authors that make up this exhibition aims to be part of a broader whole, not only showing particular realities, but also dialoguing with each other in order to establish a joint story that is a direct witness of the multiplicity of voices, dialogues and actions necessary to rethink the current state of the world.'
VIRTUAL REALITY PROJECTS
The Choice
Hinter jeder Entscheidung steht eine menschliche Geschichte. Ein VR-Dokumentarfilm über die Gesundheit von Müttern und reproduktive Rechte.
About the project
Debate about reproductive rights is often heated. But behind every family planning decision, there is a human story. The Choice is a virtual reality experience (VR) that lets us see from a different perspective the emotional and complex nature behind one woman’s choice. Meet Kristen, a young Indigenous woman from Austin, TX, who dreams of raising a family but instead finds herself facing a dehumanizing system working against her survival. The Choice blends techniques from traditional documentary storytelling, volumetric video capture, and animation to redefine not only how we tell these women’s stories but also the agency in which the audience experiences them and connects with the subject on a deep, emotional level.
From The Main Square
The portrait of social disruption in which a civilisation with all its contradictions blossoms, only to become a danger to itself.
About the project
Encircling a central square, a new town emerges in all its diversity. A crossroad of stories, buildings, hopes, and conflicts. Social ties and cultures take root. People nurture sympathy and care for their equals, but also animosity towards those who are different. It doesn't take long for an "us versus them" atmosphere to take over. "From The Main Square" is an interactive VR experience that invites the viewer to witness the rise and fall of a divided society. A civilization blossoms, with all its contradictions, only to become a danger to itself.
Child of Empire
An animated VR docu-drama experience which immerses viewers in one of the largest forced migrations in human history: the 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan.
About the project
The film takes audiences through a deeply personal perspective of this epic historical event. Two men from the Partition generation — Ishar Das Arora (voiced by Adil Hussain), an Indian Hindu who migrated from Pakistan to India, and Iqbal-ud-din Ahmed (voiced by Salman Shahid), a Pakistani Muslim who made the opposite journey — share childhood memories of their experiences while playing a board game. As the two men unpack their memories, audiences embody the experience of a 7-year-old child at key points in the migration. Child of Empire offers a powerful counter-narrative that lends a fresh perspective on the effects of forced migration on everyday individuals.
Stay Alive, My Son
Inside every heart there is a story of loss and love.
An immersive, interactive, and fantastical experience based on the internationally renown novel and memoirs by Pin Yathay titled Tu Vivra, Mon Fils
About the project
“When Yathay Pin is shown a photograph of a 6-year old boy, digitally aged to 50 years old, his guilt surfaces for abandoning his son to survive Cambodian genocide. Demonic forces swallow him and he plummets into his haunted, mental prison, containing locked memories but also his reason for living - to reclaim all that he lost and to find his son.”
Growling Sea
"Caught in the myth of past times, the reality of seafarers is all too often forgotten. Long working hours, harsh conditions and mental pressure belong to the daily routine. How do the people on board of these ships cope with such hostile elements of their work?"
A crossmedia exhibiton on the reality of life as a seafarer.
About the project
For his graduation project Niklas Grüter went on board of a container ship, as well as spending time at the seafarer mission in Bremerhaven. He collected photographs and wrote texts, which tell about the motivations to become a seafarer, as well as their struggle. Through a 360° film, one can enter the ship and learn about how life has changed for seafarers, especially during the pandemic. The 9’ minute film consists of images that show the work on board of a container vessel as well as moments of relaxation. Layered over the film, one can hear the testimony of several seafarers, which tell about isolation, their dreams and hopes.
Komez Alef O
A thought-provoking piece to remember the past and connect it to our present. A VR journey through Holocaust survivor Zalmon A. "Victor" Isserlis' memories of World War II.
About the project
The Holocaust survivor Victor I. takes the viewer on a deeply personal VR journey through his memories of the Second World War: The trauma of the Holocaust, the trauma of war and the trauma of being forcefully uprooted from home. His story, told in his own voice, is the one of despair and hope during the most terrifying time in modern history. The experience is guided by audio recordings of Victor’s testimonies and supported by stylized visualizations of his memories that are both re-created through his recollections and reimagined through his daughter who grew up with and inherited his memories.
Daughters of Chibok
The VR documentary tells the story of Yana Galang, whose daughter, Rifkatu, was among the 276 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in April 2014 from their school dormitory in Chibok, northeast Nigerian.
About the project
On April 14th 2014, the sleepy agrarian community of Chibok, in Borno State, North East Nigeria, was thrust into the global spotlight when the terrorist group Boko Haram, stormed the town at night and abducted 276 teenage schoolgirls from their dormitories. Daughters of Chibok deals with the aftermath of the kidnappings, and explores global issues of gender rights and the right to education.
