"GESPENSTER" is a memoir that explores the history of my family. It centres on my great-aunt Käthe Niederkirchner, a celebrated anti-fascist in the GDR. Using archive material, memories and reflections, I deal with family secrets, ideology and the haunting legacy of the East German past. "GESPENSTER" is not a tribute to a family heroine, but a deep dive into the spectral presence of history that continues to haunt and shape the present.
Videoinstallation (2024)
Käthe Niederkirchner parachuted on her 34th birthday from a Soviet aircraft over the Parczew forest in Poland on the night of 7 October 1943. When she landed, her parachute got caught in the crown of a pine tree. She was only rescued the next morning by Polish partisans. At the beginning of October 2023, 80 years later, I travelled to the forests of Parczew to visit the place where Käthe's mission began.
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