About

While in the art context, the term outsider is primarily used to label
untrained art brut or “naive” artists, we want to focus on the many
other aspects of outsiderism that are deeply ingrained in our visual
culture instead. The films of Jan Soldat, Gerd Kroske, Gianni Sirch
and Terry Zwigoff each document a different facet of outsiderism
which is often invisible in everyday life: the topics range from
sexuality and fetishes in the US, Eastern Germany and Austria to the
political dimensions of GDR subversive punk culture and race and
segregation in post-apartheid South Africa.
The screenings will be accompanied by a film still exhibition as well
as a reading corner with literature and materials about the films and
filmmakers.
The screenings and exhibitions are made possible through the
generous support of the filmmakers Jan Soldat, Gerd Kroske, Gianni
Sirch and the Sammlung Hoffmann /Hoffmann family.