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Two figurines walking on a hilly landscape, one wearing a black and red cloak, the other in a red cloak.
Two clay or figurine characters in blue and red robes, with one holding a small figure, possibly a baby, in a green outdoor setting.
A clay figure wearing a red and blue cloak, with a simple face against a blurred green background.
Scene with two marionette figures in colorful costumes on a grassy outdoor set with hills and evergreen trees.

Rest during the flight

video, 3:51 min | 2001

The video "Ruhe auf der Flucht" (Rest during the Flight), created in 2001, is based on the painting "Rest during the Flight into Egypt" by Lucas Cranach the Elder painted in 1504.

This work translates the painting into the medium of film. The action takes place in a three-dimensional model inspired by the original painting. In this context it is important to preserve the basic character of the original work while using minimal resources. Now the topic is no longer exclusively the holy family’s rest but the progress and the driven existence of three people in a landscape.

The original static picture is complemented by before and after situations, whereby the resting scene forms the longest and calmest sequence. Shed of the biblical content, the film concerns itself above all with fundamental emotional situations.

Close-up of a green, mossy rock surface with textured patterns and uneven edges.
Two abstract human-like figures embracing in front of an arched doorway with a surreal background.
Close-up of a rough clay sculpture resembling a face.
Blurry figure standing next to a large snow mound at night.

Expulsion from paradise

video, 3:54 min | 2002

The "Vertreibung aus dem Paradies" (Expulsion from Paradise), created in 2002 and based on Massaccio’s work, consists of two parts: the scenes from paradise and the worldly scenes whose linking passages re-create the feeling of Massaccio’s painting where two terribly pained people are being thrust naked from the gate.

Model diorama with a small mountain and trees against a blue background.
Silhouette of a cloaked figure in front of a mountainous landscape with dark trees against a blue sky background.
Silhouette of a person in a white cloak looking at a mountainous landscape with trees at night.
A small model of a rocky hill with surrounding trees and a figurine positioned in front, against a dark background.

Island of the dead

video, 3:10 min | 2002

In the film "Die Toteninsel" (Island of the Dead), created in 2002 and based on Arnold Böcklin’s "Island of the Dead", the figure first covers a long distance before it reaches the island which it then, however, does not set foot on but views from various angles before continuing its journey.