Texts

The exhibition in Düsseldorf and Paris is accompanied by a book object which combines the two exhibitions into a complementary diptych. The catalog was edited by Florian Ebner, Susanne Gaensheimer, Doris Krystof, and Marcella Lista and published by Spector Books, Leipzig. In addition to numerous illustrations and texts, it contains contributions by Nora M. Alter, Karen Archey, Teresa Castro,

Ayham Ghraowi, Alexandra Delage, Florian Ebner, Thomas Elsaesser, Tom Holert, Doris Krystof, Marcella Lista, Vanessa Joan Müller, Florentine Muhry, Mark Terkessidis, and Brian Kuan Wood, as well as an interview by Hito Steyerl with Trevor Paglen. Designed by Fabian Bremer and Pascal Storz.

420 pages, price: 34 €

  • Selected catalog texts, as well as a new, previously unpublished text by Hito Steyerl, are available here:

  • Hito Steyerl, The Empty Center

  • THE ARCHIVE OF FORGOTTEN CONCERNS. THE EARLY FILMS OF HITO STEYERL AS ALTERNATIVE DOCUMENTARIES

    MARK TERKESSIDIS

    In his essay “The Archive of Forgotten Concerns,” Mark Terkessidis, migration researcher and author, discusses Hito Steyerl’s early films and their critical examination of German reunification, the way racism is dealt with, and perceptions of identity.

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  • Hito Steyerl, The Empty Center

  • What Are You Building? Hito Steyerl and the Maneuverability of the Configuration

    TOM HOLERT

    DThe cultural scholar and curator Tom Holert asks the question “What are you building?” and uses this as an opportunity to discuss the relationship between architecture and the technosphere in the work of Hito Steyerl.

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  • Hito Steyerl, SocialSim

  • Dance Dance Rebellion

    Ayham Ghraowi

    Ayham Ghraowi is a graphic designer and has already worked on numerous pieces by Hito Steyerl, including most recently SocialSim (2020). In his text “Dance Dance Rebellion,” he sheds light on the connection between the pandemic crisis and the constant search for information on the net.

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  • Hito Steyerl, Normality 1-X

  • The Haider-Schlingensief Pact
    Differenz-Nazis Must Die

    HITO STEYERL

    Hito Steyerl’s text “The Haider-Schlingensief Pact. Differenz-Nazis Must Die” deals with the populism of the politician Jörg Haider, as well as Christoph Schlingensief’s work “Please Love Austria” (2000). It has hitherto only been published in German on the website linke-buecher.de and is related to Hito Steyerl’s film series “Normality 1-X (1999–2003)”.

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