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Johannes Förster (*1985) is a freelance filmmaker living and working in Berlin. Förster has been self-employed as a photographer and director since 2009. Since 2012, he has increasingly focused on the production of art and documentary films. His works deal with the visible and invisible roles of the individual in society and their engagement with the environment in the Anthropocene. In particular, his documentary works focus on contemporary socio-cultural issues, elaborated through historical juxtapositions. Förster questions the social status quo and invites viewers into imaginary and phantasmagorical spaces that challenge their viewers to reflect. His video works can be read as rhythmic, audiovisual collages that let viewers confront the surrounding realities by deconstructing them. He pursues a collaborative approach and has developed various video installations with artists presented in international museum contexts. In addition to collaborations with Julius von Bismarck, Malte..