On Site

Interview with Chelsea Leventhal, 33 years old, sound artist

The exhibition Crossing Line Circle (Marking Time) Markierungen der Zeit shows notations and drawings by Horst Weierstall who was the pioneer of performance art in Cyprus during the 1980s. The Goethe-Institut met him for a coffee at the Hotel Averof in Nicosia to find out what it is that connects him to the island.

Achim and Marios, the founders of the Theater Collective SRSLYyours, have collaborated on various stage projects for eight years and their plays, Woyzeck and Fear Industry, attract international attention. The Goethe-Institut wanted to know why they are so successful together and met with them for a coffee at the Garden Day & Night in Nicosia.

Today here, tomorrow there – musicians are always on the go. During performances abroad there is usually no time between the airport and the stage, for them to explore the country hosting them for their short trip. Is Cyprus passing by them without leaving a trace too? The Goethe-Institut in Nicosia wanted to find out about it and met the Arne-Jansen-Trio for a coffee at the Faneromeni Square, in the old town. 

Karin Varga, the director of the Goethe Institute Nicosia, had the briliant idea to combine the film with the powerful photo exhibition Apple’s for Sale by Rebecca Sampson. Together we were able to convey a multidimensional understanding of the nuanced everyday experience of domestic workers here in Cyprus as well as in other countries.

Personally, I still believe in the power of image and text. But the answer to the question, what kind of impact this power may have, I would rather leave to the audience