For the work Stauung im Steinbruch, we enter into the midst of the problematic group of figures from German history who now, in their second life, collectively inhabit the provisions magazine of the citadel. Despite their missing noses, severed heads and lost limbs, their problematic and sometimes threatening memories make them energetic mediators and persistent transmitters of memories, forgotten history and time gaps. Removing them from the urban heritage and placing them under museum observation is an understandable precautionary measure. Observed objects simply behave better.  more