Free Things
Free Things was part of an artist residency at The Wende Museum with artist Richtje Reinsma from May to June 2015. Under the name of artist collective DRR, a reference to letters of their names and to the German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Demokratische Republik or DDR in German), they used everyday objects from the museum’s collection for their project Free Things, which was generously supported by the Mondriaan Fonds.
DRR examined the various ways in which ordinary objects and technologies help shape our imagination, behavior, relationships and memories. For this exhibition their display consisted of three drawings, a sculpture and a video referencing East Bloc telephones.
Long Distance.The sounds the telephones no longer make
Sculpture
Wood, rope , plastic, textile, felt, tape, sponge, cardboard, paper, gouache, thread, iron wire
100 x 35 x 90 cm
The Third Ear – a taped memory / 2015/ 7’00
Old machines are being explored intimately by a macro lense. Gradually their identity is being disclosed while a journalist from the former Polish People's Republic shares his memories. This film was made as part of a collaboration project by Dutch artists Richtje Reinsma and Daphne Rosenthal (under the name of DRR) with the Wende Museum in Culver City, US. The voice over is by Sasza Malko, journalist of Polish origin.
4 stills
