EINE EINSTELLUNG ZUM REICHTUM / RICHNESS IN A SINGLE SHOT

 

participatory video collection

ongoing project

 

A monitor is positioned upright among pieces of antique furniture in the museum Villa Esche, once the residence of textile factory owner Herbert Eugen Esche (1874–1962). It displays smartphone recordings of interiors from other homes. The artist has invited people from around the world to collect videos of houses and apartments that, in their view, best represent “prosperity.”

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Each recording follows two simple rules: it must be shot in a single take and filmed using the participants’ smartphones. The footage is presented without sound. To date, the growing collection includes silent glimpses into private homes in Berlin, Bogotá, Bologna, Le Mans, London, and Vilnius.

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The work references Eine Einstellung zur Arbeit / Labour in a Single Shot by Antje Ehmann and Harun Farocki, who initiated workshops encouraging participants to shoot short films exploring the theme of labour. Eine Einstellung zum Reichtum shifts the gaze toward another largely invisible realm: wealth—imbued, it seems, with a sense of taboo.​