2025
throughout munich, around 200 strange geometric wood sculptures appear in winter. the city covers up its’ heroes and monunments for half of the year to hibernate. the other half of the year, though, their glory shines all the more… early maintanance is a long-term saving! we have gods and saints and rulers and local legends and simple decorations.
what is the city without them? and what would the city be, if they were to age alongside it?
concept: Gonçalo Botelho Rodrigues, Emma Kleiner, Chiara Ines Zanzi text: Gonçalo Botelho Rodrigues, Emma Kleiner, Chiara Ines Zanzi camera: Gonçalo Botelho Rodrigues, Emma Kleiner, Chiara Ines Zanzi sound: Gonçalo Botelho Rodrigues voice: Emma Kleiner
screenings:
07-08/2025 — Jahresausstellung, Akademie der Bildenden Künste München
because of winter
because freezing water would break them
because they don’t go well with the winter look of the city
because we can’t move the fountains into storage
because of tradition
because they will be more exciting in summer
because we think of the next generation
because it’s thoughtful to do so
because we have to protect our cultural heritage
because of pride and patriotism
because we can’t let them escape
because of inflation
because people need jobs
because people need purpose
because early maintenance is a longterm saving
because they deserved it
because people would spray them
because they would be cold
because they are ashamed
because we care
because we need a break
…we cover:
a girl being eaten in a fairytale
the god of the river rhein
the patron saint of chimney sweeps,
soapmakers and firefighters
one ruler of bavaria
some dozen water mushrooms
a man with a wheel body
birds
the god of fate and fortune
the 10th bishop of meißen
the primal force of water
four butchers
an upstanding composer
a pre-industrial mayor
a naked boy
another great composer
a girl on a turtle
some stone cascades
jesus’ holy grandmother
the god of dealers and thieves
the god disguised as a harvestworker
a munich soubrette
a munich actress
a forest ranger
an inspiration for bert brecht
another munich actress
jesus’ ascetic brother
a flower basket
a historian of the reformation
the first christian missionary
a naked dionysian riding a dolphin