iSign

The video work ‘iSign’ by Clemens Wittkowski dissects the perceptible discrepancy between action and reaction. In a barren dune landscape on heathland, a white flag is waved back and forth. It is far away from us. As a renunciation of resistance, as a sign of surrender, but also of still being, it stands out from its surroundings as a clear statement. However, whoever swings it remains hidden, both visually and acoustically. The superficial beating and tearing of the white fabric and the flat sound of the wind somehow seem to calm the scene. The question of what we capitulate to or how many signs from our fellow human beings we ignore every day awaits individual answers.