Künstler*innen
Irene Rainer *1995, Basel/Bozen
In einer archäologisch anmutenden Arbeitsweise untersucht Irene Rainer (sie/ihr) historische Artefakte, Alltagsgegenstände und mündliche Überlieferungen von Zeitzeug*innen. In ihrer Videoarbeit «Memories Of An Empty Stomach» zeigt sie zufällig entdeckte Aufnahmen ihres Grossvaters, die Südtiroler Berglandschaften einfangen, und verwebt sie mit eigenen filmischen Fragmenten. Im Zentrum steht die Suche nach dem Stellenwert von Nahrung und vom Kochen: Zwei ältere Nonnen erinnern sich an ihre Kindheit und erzählen von ihrem Verhältnis zu Brot, Knödeln und Hunger während und nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg. Irenes Arbeit thematisiert die Fragilität von Erinnerungen, hebt die Bedeutung des Geschichtenerzählens hervor und eröffnet einen Raum für Reflexion.
In an archaeology-inspired approach, Irene Rainer (she/her) examines historical artifacts, everyday objects, and oral histories from contemporary eyewitnesses. In her video work «Memories Of An Empty Stomach», she shows recordings made by her grandfather, discovered by chance that capture the landscapes of the South Tyrolean Alps, weaving them together with her own film fragments. The focus lies on the search for the significance of food and cooking: two elderly nuns recall their childhood and speak about their relationship with bread, dumplings, and hunger during and after the Second World War. Irene's work addresses the fragility of memory, highlights the importance of storytelling, and opens up a space for reflection.
In an archaeology-inspired approach, Irene Rainer (she/her) examines historical artifacts, everyday objects, and oral histories from contemporary eyewitnesses. In her video work «Memories Of An Empty Stomach», she shows recordings made by her grandfather, discovered by chance that capture the landscapes of the South Tyrolean Alps, weaving them together with her own film fragments. The focus lies on the search for the significance of food and cooking: two elderly nuns recall their childhood and speak about their relationship with bread, dumplings, and hunger during and after the Second World War. Irene's work addresses the fragility of memory, highlights the importance of storytelling, and opens up a space for reflection.
