Signals

Signals Resonating Revolutions celebrates the joy of participation.
In 1918/19 the November-Revolution lead to the first democracy in Germany and the establishment of basic rights, like the right to assemble, freedom of opinion and votes for women.

For the centenary of this revolution the artist group Tools for Action developed red, inflatable light-sculptures, in order to widen the space of resonance of the revolution, to highlight the multilayered aspects of histories and to experiment with new forms of collective remembering.

 

/ Tools for Action: Artur van Balen, Sarah Drain, Tomas Espinosa, Freya Schmidt

/ in collaboration with Dancers Without Borders e.V.

/ opening Performance for '100 Years of Revolution 1918|19' by Kulturprojekte Berlin

/ supported by: Kulturprojekte Berlin

/ materials: 100 inflatable sculptures: PVC-foil, led-lights, portable batteries

/ photo: (c) 1-4: Luca Giardini; 5: (c) Tomas Espinosa