I used to think that I was made of Stone – Hanna Franke
Still from „I used to think“ (2023)
Still from „I used to think“ (2023)
Still from „I used to think“ (2023)
Still from „I used to think“ (2023)
“about veronica” (2023), photo by Mustafa E. Büyükcoşkun
“face imprint” (2023), photo by Mustafa E. Büyükcoşkun
„toad“ (2023)
„wax and stones“ (2023)
excerpt from “about the cloth” (2023)
excerpt from “about the cloth” (2023)
excerpt from “everyone” (2023)
February 2023
TV HIFI, Karlsruhe
Diploma of: Hanna Franke
supervision: Céline Condorelli, Hanne König, Rebecca Stephany
With voices by Jaya Demmer, Josefine Scheu and Lizzy Ellbrück ~ graphics video and reader with Bruno Jacoby ~ reader and text support by Josefine Scheu, Louisa Raspé and Mona Altmann ~ broken telephone sound by Moritz Kamil Simon ~ wine fountain with Julius Bläser ~ island with Leia Walz ~ poster by Bruno Jacoby and Jonathan Blaschke ~ listening session by Calvin Kudufia and Pauline Schröer
In the multimedia installation “I used to think that I was made of Stone”, visitors witness a night-time meeting of four friends. They talk about strange objects within their reach, have trivial conversations and spend an evening listening to music and dancing. Their bodies remain invisible in the installation, the objects in the room become traces of their gathering.
By collecting, rearranging and combining religious, (pop) cultural and self-produced fragments in the space, “I used to think that I was made of Stone” negotiates how gaps and embellishments shape our realities in the present and what stories and retellings they produce. In doing so, it asks about the translators who literally translate, carry on and spin these stories. They determine the materiality of the narration, knot the threads of the embellishments, burn holes and gaps into the fabric and pass it on.
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face imprint (textile, wax, 63x54cm) ~ about veronica (textile, embroidery, 84x67cm) ~ I used to think (hd-video, audio, 13,46min) ~ toad (clay, wax, 11x13cm) ~ wax and stones (wax, threshold TV HIFI, 20x6cm) ~ wax and stone (wax, stone, 40x40x10 cm) ~ everyone (reader, 9,5x15,2cm, 36 pages) ~ glasses (4 crystal glasses, 5x7cm, wax) ~ jumping rope (rope, 2m) ~ gestalt mit großem hut (clay, glaze, 6x7cm) ~ fabric n°1 (textile, wax, 57x41cm) ~ fabric n°2 (textile, wax, 60x45cm) ~ y (textile, wax, 25x15cm) ~ woven temple, hidden cocoon #3 (playlist, 43 tracks) ~ wine fountain (glass, pump, wine, 20x20x110cm) ~ cushion (textile, wadding, embroidery, 15x15cm)
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