On Fleeing Into The Public - Gabriele Stötzer travel d’Fründe

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Takay presents photographs that pay homage to the creative power and style of the great Japanese designer

with the “oblique function”

Françoise Mouly

On Fleeing Into The Public - Gabriele Stötzer travel d’FründeFor Gabriele Sttzer, as part of the artistic underground in the GDR, seeking refuge in the public eye was always a subversive practice. Being in the public eye meant protection from isolation and state repression: through witnessing, friendship and solidarity. Sttzers experimental photographs, Super 8 films, performances and actions in public spaces were often created collaboratively and in self organised spaces. At the same time, they are an