2021

Galerie der DG, Munich

τραῦμα – Der Körper vergisst nicht (The Body Does Not Forget)

As part of the exhibition τραῦμα - Der Körper vergisst nicht (The Body Does Not Forget), Monika Huber designs the gallery's large display window with protest scenes of the people of Belarus taking to the streets against the government of Lukashenko, whose election victory they do not accept. The nationwide protest drives hundreds of thousands of people to the streets and, in particular, Belarusian women (Maryja Kalesnikawa in the installation) become public figures of peaceful resistance. On September 6, 2021, Maryja Kalesnikawa is sentenced to 11 years in prison. The design of the glass pane with printed blacklight foils creates two different daytime and nighttime situations, during the day the gallery window shines inwards, at night it shines outwards.

PROTEST Belarus, 2021 
Digital print on backlit film
Photography/Collage
242 x 522 cm