In October 2021, the artist duo deufert&plischke and their kids Moritz and Simon moved to the middle of the Palatinate Forest for a performance project lasting several weeks. In Elmstein, the artist:family explored together with local people what clothes tell us about family and about ourselves. In movement, sewing, writing, dreaming workshops and much more, a playful, site-specific work of textiles, letters, drawings and video was created in an open studio in the middle of the village. The film documents the multimedia project in its very own visual language. At the center of the imaginary is the Palatine mythical creature Elwetritsch, who lives in the forest but has never been seen.
Im Oktober 2021 zog das Künstler:induo deufert&plischke mit seinen Kindern Moritz und Simon für ein mehrwöchiges Performance-Projekt mitten in den Pfälzerwald. In Elmstein erkundete die artist:family gemeinsam mit den Menschen vor Ort, was uns Kleidung über Familie und über uns selbst erzählt. In Bewegungs-, Näh-, Schreib-, Traumworkshops und vielem mehr entstand in einem offenen Atelier mitten im Dorf eine spielerische, ortsspezifische Arbeit aus Textilien, Briefen, Zeichnungen und Bildern. Der Film Elmstein dokumentiert das multimediale Projekt in seiner ganz eigenen Bildsprache. Im Zentrum der Vorstellung steht das pfälzische Fabelwesen Elwetritsch, das im Wald lebt, aber nie gesehen wurde.
IN COOPERATION WITH: Moritz and Simon Deufert, Lea Gerschwitz, Nico Netzer, Maíra Wiener, Alina Rieder. WITH: Aurelia, Annette, Daniel, Franziska, Hanna, Holger, Lea, Moritz, Nico, Ronja, Simon, Sophie. SPECIAL THANKS TO: Annette with the siblings Andreas, Hubertus, Elisabeth and Wolfgang. A film commissioned by Matchbox - a project of the Cultural Office of the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region GmbH as part of the Family Matters project. In cooperation with the municipality of Elmstein and the old Samenklenge - House of Forest and Forest History. THANKS TO: Rene Verdaasdonk, Stefan Kobel, Linda Turner, Kirstin Graichen, Jutta Grünenwald. CATERING: Mini-Golf & PitPat facility Elmstein, Wolfgang Baßler Bakery Confectionery, Landmetzgerei zum Rehfelsen, Dorflädsche Elmstein, Grotta Azzurra Elmstein.
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Supported by the NATIONAL PERFORMANCE NETWORK - STEPPING OUT, funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media as part of the NEUSTART KULTUR. Support Program Dance.
Matchbox Premium Partner: BASF / COOPERATION PARTNERS: Municipality of Elmstein, Kunsthalle Mannheim, National Theater Mannheim, Waldpochen GbR. A COOPERATION OF: Spinnerei Schwelm & Matchbox
