The story begins
in the belly of the beast
A few sentences compose a story,
based on the semantic model of a fairytale:
The story begins with an innocent hero, tricked into adventure by an opposer.
Conflict leads into the belly of the beast.
An object or interpretation as guidance, a magic flight home brings victory and resolution.
Change brings conclusion.
The performers whisper these sentences to the ears of visitors throughout the evening, leaving them in control of passing the story on.
The cumulative error of word of mouth deforms information as it spreads.
This process is left vulnerable, but at the end of the evening on a bathroom wall is written:
The story begins in the belly of the beast.
Hannah Rettl - The story begins in the belly of the beast - Performance - with Laurids Koehne, Tibor Koehne - Variable duration - 2023
Shown 03.02.2023 as part of the exhibition Wir müssen noch DVD’s abgeben, curated by Elise Steilen at Zentrale, Greifswalderstraße 169, 10409 Berlin
in the belly of the beast
A few sentences compose a story,
based on the semantic model of a fairytale:
The story begins with an innocent hero, tricked into adventure by an opposer.
Conflict leads into the belly of the beast.
An object or interpretation as guidance, a magic flight home brings victory and resolution.
Change brings conclusion.
The performers whisper these sentences to the ears of visitors throughout the evening, leaving them in control of passing the story on.
The cumulative error of word of mouth deforms information as it spreads.
This process is left vulnerable, but at the end of the evening on a bathroom wall is written:
The story begins in the belly of the beast.
Hannah Rettl - The story begins in the belly of the beast - Performance - with Laurids Koehne, Tibor Koehne - Variable duration - 2023
Shown 03.02.2023 as part of the exhibition Wir müssen noch DVD’s abgeben, curated by Elise Steilen at Zentrale, Greifswalderstraße 169, 10409 Berlin