Obesity is becoming a global problem

Worldwide, more people die from the consequences of overweight and obesity than from hunger. The big "problem zones" on earth are North America and the South Pacific. And the small island nation of Nauru, which plays the tragic leading role in our SHIT ISLAND project, is the undisputed leader of the countries with the highest rate of overweight and diabetes per inhabitant.

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Tags: obesity / opinion / politics

Ad Reinhardt 2

"There is nothing there. What you see is not what you see. What you see is nothing. Nothing but shapes, lines, colours. What you see is whats in your mind. What you see is something somebody told you to look for. Look out for anything you see! Watch it! Watch out! Take care! Don't leap before you look out."

from Andre Erlen

Another quote from the American painter Ad Reinhardt. About the reception of art and the call to break away from patterns of expectation.
In: the 'Ad Reinhardt Papers', Archives of American Art, microfilm no. N/69-103, frame no. 268
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Tags: art / performance

The nothing blog

a blog about nothing, or a diary, to accompany our latest production, about "nothing".

from Andre Erlen

After the first concept rehearsals in July, we will start rehearsals for our next world premiere "Nothing - a theatrical essay" at the end of August. It will probably not only be about the almost unanswerable question of "why something is at all and not rather nothing", but also about the Gretchen question, the young Hamlet, or lousy internet connections and WLAN-free zones - in other words, existential radio and black holes. We keep you up to date on ournothing blog, document research and report on what you can find when you search for nothing.
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Tags: opinion