PalaisPopulaire presents film program OnView-Power

OnView is a curated film series by PalaisPopulaire. Each spring and fall, the institution presents films by international artists that explore a specific theme over a period of up to eight weeks. Under the title Power, the third edition brings together works by Karimah Ashadu, Dara Birnbaum, Jen DeNike, Korpys/Löffler, Erkan Özgen, Shirin Sabahi, Rosemarie Trockel, and Marina Abramović/Ulay. As in previous presentations, the works selected for OnView–Power reflect the different meanings and interpretations of the term. Set in social or political contexts, the films deal with power, strength, control, or their opposites. In a short black-and-white sequence, a white moth eats a hole into the mesh of a black knitted garment, separating the textile fabric. In à la Motte (1993), Rosemarie Trockel then has these images also playing backwards. This creates the impression that the moth is unraveling and re-sewing the fabric—partly performing delicate handiwork, partly destroying