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Based on private snapshots, and footage from television and film, the exhibition “Moments in Time 1989/1990” will present the wealth of images generated by the turn of events between May 1989 and December 1990.
Based on private snapshots, and footage from television and film, the exhibition “Moments in Time 1989/1990” will present the wealth of images generated by the turn of events between May 1989 and December 1990.?The first section of the exhibition concentrates on films and photos taken by private individuals. In diverse and personal ways, these images reveal the historical events and their impact on everyday life in East and West Germany. We asked all those who had captured their experiences in photos, on film or video to contribute to our collection. The picture that has resulted of the period between May 1, 1989 (the last May Day parade in the GDR) and December 2, 1990 (the first all-German Bundestag elections) resembles a mosaic composed of many small pieces.
The second section explores the coverage of events on television. In a video installation, Ulrich Wickert, who was himself a correspondent for the ARD in Paris in 1989, presents reports by four illustrious colleagues from Paris, London, New York, and Moscow. In interviews filmed for the exhibition in early 2009, these four journalists from the former Allied nations of World War II recall the circumstances in which they covered the events. They describe the political reactions and the tone in the media of these countries, as well as their own feelings and assessments.?
The third section presents footage from documentary films made during this phase of political upheaval in East and West Germany. With their images, filmmakers such as Thomas Heise, Volker Koepp, Helke Misselwitz, and Ulrike Ottinger reflect the events in a variety of ways. Here too, the material is augmented by personal accounts in which the directors provide details about making their films.
further stations of the exhibition:
Parts of the exhibition was shown in 36 Goethe-Institutes and 7 more Stations round the world: e.g. Alexandria, Boston, Colombo, Dublin, London, Lyon, Paris, Rom, Singapur, Stockholm, Taipei, Tunis, Wellington...
