On view 1 – 31 December 2019
The Monday demonstrations in East Germany in 1989 to 1991 were a series of peaceful political protests against the government of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) that took place every Monday evening. 70.001 is a speculative view of the events of 1989 from today's perspective. A computer animation is used to simulate Leipzig as hundreds of thousands of so-called digital agents move along the inner city ring. The crowd swells continually until the procession of demonstrators faces itself. The animation is accompanied by interviews with contemporary witnesses and discussions on digital culture.
Credits: CGI: celluloid VfX; VFX supervisor: Holger Hummel; CG supervisor: Simon Richter; CG artists: Paul Janssen, Alex Nietzold, Leon Petersohn; compositing artist: Matthias Wäsch; coordination: Sara Sarmien- to; sound design: Niklas Kammertöns, Neuton Berlin; studio assistants: Lukas Malte Homann, Alima de Graaf; production manager: Tina Maria Mersmann
Funding by: Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg