Human Commodity
2022
Forced labor was a central component of the Nazi dictatorship. Between 1938 and 1945, around 13 million people were forced to perform forced labor in the German Reich. In Berlin alone, some 500,000 forced laborers were distributed throughout the city in around 3,000 camps and collective accommodations. At no time did so many people from other countries live in Berlin and have to work under duress. The project “Human Commodity” uses an interactive app to commemorate 99 sites of forced labor in Berlin and makes the stories of 99 forced laborers audible. In addition to central historical information, musicians present the pieces composed by Marc Sinan. The 99 audio miniatures are representative of all victims of Nazi forced labor. The Memorial was first presented in two parts on September 17, 2022. A ceremony was held at the Documentation Center Nazi Forced Labor – with lectures, music and guided tours of the site. In addition, sound artist Kaffe Matthews offered bike tours on her “Sonic Bikes” developed especially for the project. In the SPREEHALLE Berlin a photo exhibition on Human Commodity and the opening concert of the Marc Sinan Company could be experienced.
Anytime as app 17.09.22 Documentation Center NS Forced Labor / SPREEHALLE Berlin
dive_in Program for digital interactions Federal Cultural Foundation Neustart Kultur
Marc Sinan Composition, Guitar & Artistic Direction
Holger Kuhla Dramaturgy
Lena Sommerfeld scientific research
Magdalena Cerezo piano
Vladimir Blagojević Accordion Andreas Fischer Bass Meinrad Kneer double bass
Oğuz Büyükberber Clarinets Daniel Eichholz drums Susanne Fröhlich Recorders
Ruth Velten Saxophones Girls’ choir of the Händel Gymnasium
Vojin Aleksić
David Bestehorn
Yu-Hui Chuang
Patricio Cosentino
Jelena Dimitrijević
Emre Elivar
Ralf Forster
Sascha Friedl
Matthias Gallien
Eric Klug
Andrei Krivenko
Friedemann Ludwig
Eric Maltz
Saša Mirković
Michael Oberaigner
Ulrike Petersen
Pavle Popović
Michaele Spackova
Vladimir Vereš further recordings
David BennentCorneliaKrawutschkeAlexanderSimonAntjeWeberHans-JoachimMenzelMehmetYilmazSteffiKühnertSvenjaLiesau Speakers:inside
Jonathan CoenLeonGrunauMagalieHerter-CourbonDavidLöfflerMaxMuthig Photographs
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