Peter Friedl (blingual): Teatro

Teatro: it is about the eternal game between illusion and reality. Actors show a great deal-but are they also showing themselves? Peter Friedl’s current work surveys inquiries into the many facets of identity. What do we learn about the refugees in the video Report when they recite Kafka in their native languages? What do the marionettes tell us about historical figures in the Teatro Popular, ready to come back to life? What do architectural models of Heidegger’s or Ho Chi Minh’s homes, slave quarters in Louisiana, or current refugee accommodations teach us about their special spheres of thought and life? Friedl’s works refuse to provide mundane answers; we are fascinated by the eloquent silence they use to point out the secrets that are essential to all of them.