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Sally Frey

source: Sally Frey
source: Sally Frey
source: Sally Frey

Spuren der Gewalt, 2025 (Traces of Violence 2025)

In the installation "Spuren der Gewalt, 2025" (Traces of Violence 2025) there are plastic impressions of grenade and bullet impacts on display. These marks originate from the final days of the war in 1945 in Berlin. These relics, which are usually scattered across facades, bridges, and streets, are brought together in this installation, where they are examined both as an archive and as testimony. By concentrating these traces, the work makes what is often invisible visible, drawing attention to it in a way that invites reflection on the omnipresence of violence.

Biographie

Sally Frey works at the intersection of art, memory culture, and science. Through biographical interviews, photographs, and performative gestures, she explores the interplay between personal memories and collective trauma. Locations such as youth workhouses, memorials, and archives serve as mirrors of the past and present. Mediation formats like "Walls / Myths / Memories" connect art with education, creating spaces for reflection beyond repression. Her works focus on perception, materiality, and social avoidance strategies in dealing with difficult sites of memory.