Aquarena
Josef Dabernig, Isabella Hollauf AT, 2007, 19', 35 mm
Josef Dabernig and Isabella Hollauf’s Aquarena - a combination of the words aqua and arena - approaches the link between water and (the public) space with a certain amount of fondness. The camera sweeps over concrete containers and rusty pipes, drinking fountains and water tanks. It shows water as an element which is lovingly cared for, has been made useful and, in the final analysis, which bonds. (…) A cello, dripping water and the city of Leipzig’s 1974 Water Act are united in a composition on the soundtrack: "Wasting water contradicts the Socialist principle of rigorous economy." The fountain outside the gate is a myth of romanticism. There’s pruning and administration in every community. And in spite of that fact all pools are still painted blue, like in a child’s drawing. The concept of water is related to that of the sky, which one can truly discover, as Dabernig does, while floating on your back. (Maya McKechneay)
Fri 26/9 Kino SC 20:00
