The bronze figure, accompanied by a large handkerchief, combines formal elements of the Memory Person, the Münchner Kindl, and the Morris Dancers. The bronze figure represents a textile shell that can accommodate various characters, merging into a knotted piece of fabric, commonly signifying a memory prompt. The textile assembles fragments of Munich's exile and migration history, which become tangible through clothing, the clothing industry, and media ephemera printed on the textile. The installation Handkerchief symbolizes zeitgeist, tears, illnesses, stories, flirtations, and farewells, revealing the hidden narratives and qualities often overlooked in monuments.

Handkerchief
2024
Patinated bronze; print on fabric, chicken wire, metal
40 x 45 x 15 cm; 205 x 105 x 3 cm 

Exhibited at Habibi Kiosk, Kammerspiele Munich as part of the show Global Munich. In perspective 21.6. - 29.6.2024

Catalogue in German and English, p. 30 - 35
History is what we carry with us by Luísa Telles

Supported by Käte Hamburger Kolleg global dis:connect Munich and Kammerspiele, Munich.

Photo Credit: Michael Mönnich, Florian Laufhütte

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