VIDEO ART RESEARCH

But why did landscape descriptions take such an important place in literature for immigrants? The function of their extensive use can be experienced in our video "The Generation to Come" (Das künftige Geschlecht). Through the performance of Simon's original text as a lecture one can follow the legitimation for the colonization of the areas in the south. The subtle mixture of a familiar climate with abundant vegetation in Simon's text makes this place become a praised land.

Primary location: Stuttgart Germany