The Salix series (2013) traverses an almost dystopian farmhouse on the German/French border where an elderly couple live and work. The work explores the construct of ‚home‘ and the dignified aging of the German post-war generation.
Salix, 2013
Two screen and single screen film, Endura Ultra Photographs
8:08 min, 4k, stereo audio
Courtesy: Patrick Alan Banfield
The shooting (cinematography Nicolas C. Geissler, sound design Sascha Blank, assistance Katharina Schwöbel) took place in 2013 on individual shooting days over a period of two months in the Palatinate village of Steinfeld in Alsace. The German Schwöbel couple, who lived there, were already in their mid-90s at the time of filming and lived in a farmhouse with several workshops on a hillside. The Schwöbels had been making baskets there since the 1960s and 1970s. They were the grandparents of my ex-partner Katharina, who was initially against this film. After the Schwöbels died, this work became a contemporary document of the post-war period and a personal memento for those left behind.
‚Salix‘ refers to the Latin word for (wicker) willow.
galerie 1m3 Lausanne, Switzerland „Influence“, 05.07.2013 – 10.08.13 https://www.guide-contemporain.ch/evenements/influence-galerie-1m3-lausanne Installation view of „Salix“ at „Influence“ at Galerie 1m3 Salix, 2013VideoinstallationCourtesy Patrick Alan Banfield Participating artists: Artun Alaska Arasli, Alexander Bacon, Patrick Alan
galerie weisser elefant Berlin, Germany „Chapters of Violence“, 17.02.2023 – 10.04.2023 http://www.galerieweisserelefant.de/?p=3396 Installation view: Man Cave at galerie weisser elefant Photo: Max Eicke Installation view: Trophy Wife Room at galerie