They suddenly appear out of the blue, in the middle of the city, in department store doorways, at traffic lights, in pedestrian zones. They stand, lie, crouch: foreign bodies, unshapely creatures in tightfitting cocoons of knitted patchwork. The patchwork structure of the cocoons consists of familiar, almost homely fragments – horizontal stripes, Norwegian patterns, rib-knit, cuffs and even traditional polo necks can be seen. And yet the figures could not be more alien. Like extra-terrestrials sent to Earth on mysterious missions, frozen in time, petrified. Or are they? Wasn’t that a slight waver? Didn’t that chest rise? Didn’t that forearm tremble?

Obviously, She’s Looking for Someone connects a number of key elements from the work of Marburg artist Susanne Dilger: direct confrontation with the audience, use of unusual forms and objects, and wool as her material of choice. With her intervention into urbans space during IFFF Dortmund+Köln, Dilger raises questions and subtly challenges passers-by. Is it permissible to linger with the figures, to watch them, examine them? Or do we quickly ignore the disturbance and continue on our way? (JF)

Film Series Kaleidoscorpse