Bernadette Weigel

Corpus Homini

The human body might perhaps be thoroughly researched—but its needs and the hardships it endures often remain a mystery. Anatol Bogendorfer observes four basic principles of physical existence using the examples of a midwife, a family doctor, a sex worker, and an undertaker couple. With unembellished realism and respectful distance, he submerges in the working world and documents the becoming, dysfunctions, and sexual needs in this world. And the final farewell to it.

Shirley: Visions of Reality

A series of snapshots from the life of a fictional actress named Shirley serves to weave together thirteen paintings by Edward Hopper (e.g. "Office at Night", "Western Motel", "Usherette", "A Woman in the Sun") into a fascinating synthesis of painting and film, personal and political history. Each station in Shirley’s professional and private life from the 1930s to 1960s is precisely dated: It is always August 28/29 of the year in question, as the locations vary from Paris to New York to Cape Cod.