The model of a Berlin cityscape is the scene and experimental setup for numerous events: projections create ghostly holograms, sound fragments emanate from loudspeakers, moving lights distort the space, while hidden cameras record scenes that they simultaneously project back on screens. The city appears in the form of a self-producing machine that is subject to the principles of chance as it follows a complex regularity. Ghosts of Berlin draws cross-references between architecture, scenography and film and uses artistic means to examine the relationship between reality and fiction.
- Project lead: Michael Birn
- CV:Michael Birn studied architecture at the UdK Berlin, painting at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma and scenography at the HFF Potsdam. His work combines fine arts, architecture, stage design and exhibition design. Since 2017 he has been lecturer at the Film University Babelsberg in the course Scenography/Production Design. He lives in Berlin.
- Web page:www.jmbirn.de
- Contact:jmb(at)berlin.de
- Artistic Qualification, Fach: Set Design / Production Design