zamelte | dihtung
performance, 2024
zamelte | dihtung, is a collection of Germanisms frequently used by my family. Some arrived in the Bosnian language during the Austro-Hungarian occupation and stayed in the names of tools and types of work. Some came with my great-great-great- grandfather, and stayed in our cakes and cookies, soups and stews, in adjectives we assign to people.
On the second anniversary of my, to this day unprocessed, application for permanent residency, I walked with our words arranged as a headpiece. I began at my apartment and arrived at Landesamt für Einwanderung. There, in front of the entrance, I tied my family’s Germanisms. They stood as proof of ausreichende Deutschkenntnisse – a makeshift memorial to our common past. Perhaps, our common future.
Credits:
Concept & performance: Katarina Gotic
Filming & editing: Nemanja Šipka