Props, Collages, Photographs, Songtext and Performance. Projektraum Schalter, Berlin 2009
Beneath the title Helen and Bright is a partly true, partly invented fictive tale that refers to a story that took place at the turn of the 19th century in England. The story is of a young lion tamer, Helen, and her beloved tiger, Bright. Judith Karcheter’s installation presents fragments and props which both animate the room and allow the narrative space to breath. The tale is further reinforced with photos, collages and a ballad-like song text that functions as a link between the associative fragments. The work is marked by an uneasy distinction slipping between discreet art object and theatrical prop.
Text by Ryan Weber, Projektraum Schalter, Berlin 2009
