Contradiction of Emptiness
The German philosopher Theodor Adorno said: ""It is barbaric to write poems after Auschwitz”. So what does this sentence from Adorno mean for me personally, in 2024, while russia* is firing hundreds of rockets to kill Ukrainians, while russia* has already deported thousands of Ukrainian children and is trying to erase their real identities, while russians* commit terrible atrocities in the occupied territories? All artistic and historical reflections have not been able to prevent this war. The reason for dealing with my "Contradiction of Emptiness" is the hope that this intimate cinematographic scream can encourage someone to take the step from reflection to action outside the cinema. Otherwise, this film will remain a barbaric poem…