Where I live

In Where I live/ Wo ich wohne, Susi Jirkuff traces a person’s sudden descent, not only narratively, but also visually, image by image. Right at the start, the protagonist says, “I’ve been living one floor below since yesterday.” But no one around her reacts to this extraordinary situation.

In Jirkuff’s animation, based on a story by Ilse Aichinger (1921–2016), the parts of the house develop a life of their own. Along with the handrail and the wallpaper, even the white drawing surfaces are affected: Jirkuff’s charcoal strokes and the coal dust from Aichinger’s text color them gray (after all, coal...

Orig. Title
Wo ich wohne
Year
2022
Country
Austria
Duration
11 min
Director
Susi Jirkuff
Category
Animation
Orig. Language
German
Subtitles
English, English Version
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