
With its streets, buildings and squares, the city of Bremen is a living archive steeped in history. Stories that are reflected in the street names, in the symbols and in the everyday encounters that we experience here. These stories are not only what we see, but also what remains hidden – hidden in the renaming and reinterpretation, in the shadows of the power structures that unconsciously shape us. It was precisely these invisibilities that Bubu Mosiashvili dealt with in the exhibition stories make worlds, worlds make stories, which was shown in the poster frames in the outdoor area of the GAK in 2024.
As part of the exhibition, Bubu Mosiahvili published the newspaper &Another Story together with the GAK. The irregularly appearing publication series tells stories other than the simplified and supposedly only story(s). In this issue, Bubu Mosiahvhili picks up on the theme of the exhibition and explores the past and present of the 28 Heerstraßen (military roads) in Bremen. These former military roads characterize the cityscape and connect Bremen with its surroundings. However, their history and origins are rarely questioned. Mosiashvilli approached them through walks along the streets and research in the archives.
Each walk is an approach to their hidden narratives and an attempt to appropriate them artistically. In doing so, he poses questions that challenge the usual view of the public space: How does these streets shape our movements through the city? Do military roads always imply a form of marching? Why are they simultaneously so present and yet invisible in our everyday lives? And does our walking on these streets become marching?
This publication was published on the occasion of the exhibition stories make worlds, worlds make stories (poster frame series “Re-Framing”), April 25 – June 23, 2024
Published by: Bubu Mosiashvili & GAK Society for Contemporary Art
Design: Bubu Mosiashvili
Editors: Annette Hans, Maxie Kiwitter, Bubu Mosiashvili
Translation: Annette Hans, Maxie Kiwitter
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Der Senator für Kultur der Freien Hansestadt Bremen
Sparkasse Bremen
Beate + Hartmut Schaefers Stiftung