Ulrike Ottinger

This autumn in Berlin is all about Ulrike Ottinger. The Haus der Kulturen der Welt is displaying the work of the filmmaker, photographer and collector of worlds in its Floating Food exhibition (September 8 – October 30), which shows how the way humans deal with nutrition also affects their relationship with the environment and thus also creates cultural identity. Moreover, to coincide with Ottinger receiving the Hannah Höch Prize, the Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (n.b.k.) will be showing her unknown early paintings (1963–68), which have never previously been exhibited (October 26 –January 22). From September to January, Arsenal will be inviting audiences to discover the cinematic oeuvre of Ulrike Ottinger in a series of twelve events that includes introductions and discussions. By drawing upon themes, quotes, images and sounds from the exhibitions, the film series reflects and passes comment on the complex nature of Ulrike Ottinger's world of moving images – a world where opulence, stylization, theatrical and ethnographic variations, cultural history, science fiction, reflection and travel all meet.