ALLES WAS WIR HABEN

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Lecture at DAW in Zurich 2006
Volko Kamensky (DEU)

The film "Alles was wir haben" (All That We Have) focuses on a small German town, Rothenburg/Wümme. Its museum of local history is driven by the attempt to provide the area with a sense of identity by representing its history. This process of conservation takes on actual character through the endless chain of destructive arson attacks on the museum and each of its reconstructions. The somewhat ironical fact that representing history requires its very construction becomes increasingly evident in the film. Acoustically, this evidence is supported by the film sound, which can not be linked back to any form of original sound source. In contrast, all of the sounds used in the film have been generated by artificial means by using present forms of algorithmic sound synthesis. By playing with the ambiguity of origin, it blurs the distinction between diegetic and extradiegetic elements, thus avoiding the impression of 'natural', 'unconstructed' reality that is typically associated with atmospheric sound recordings, and with documentary film.

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