Reading an East German Photo Archive, 1967–1990

Halle 14 - Zentrum für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Baumwollspinnerei, Leipzig
06.05. – 01.07.2012


Double Bound Economies begins with a photo archive from the German Democratic Republic (GDR) by photographer Reinhard Mende. Produced as commissioned works, the photographs dramatize the situation of productions in Volkseigene Betriebe and the Internationale Leipziger Messe from 1967 to 1990. From the archive, Double Bound Economies moves toward contemporary artistic and spatial positions, historical and theoretical analyses, and the production of a video project. Artists, theorists, scholars, and former participants were invited to view, comment on, or select from the archive. This collective work method resulted in a polyphonic dramatization of the archive while also reporting on a nonlinear approach to the GDR.
Following the presentation in Leipzig, Double Bound Economies will be exhibited at the Centre de la Photographie, Geneva (September–October 2012) and at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich (January–February 2013).










Image Credits (from top): © Reinhard Mende: Vertreterempfang in Falstaff Rundgang Minister Mozambique 16.03.1978; © Reinhard Mende: Leuchtenbau Leipzig, Polytechnik MMM Ausstellung 08.05.1974; © Installationview; (2 x) © Olaf Nicolai; Girlfriends, 2012; © Kiluanji Kia Henda: Karl Marx Luanda, 2006.

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Credits (from top): conceptual sketch by Pedrita // 2 x Apartment "N" designed by Ricardo Mealha // Apartment "M" designed by Pedro Falcão // Apartment "P" designed by Marco Balesteros // Apartment "T" designed by Paulo Arraiano.
All Photos © Francisco Nogueira

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