The enjoyment of personal freedom and shaping one's life in a democratically governed country - what could be better? Sure, personal responsibility and gathering information to make conscientious decisions can be exhausting - but they are THE recipe for a life in liberal conditions.
Against the backdrop of this ideal and the current political situation on the eve of the Thuringian state elections in 2024, two interventions by conceptual artist Cosima Göpfert on Weimar's Theaterplatz will address how we deal with news and fake news.
A “FAKE-INFOSTELE”, for example, invites us to (dis)inform ourselves about partly fictitious, partly actual forecasts for the upcoming state elections and to put them into context.
In addition, the intervention “BLATT IM WIND” from the balcony of the DNT announces groundbreaking news in terms of a democratic future for our country in a louder way - based, of course, on careful, honest and well-founded research work.
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Concept Cosima Göpfert
Funding Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Thüringen
