After her destruction
For her first institutional solo exhibition, Lila-Zoé Krauß transforms the Kunsthaus exhibition hall into an immersive stage of sound, light, and image. In her newly produced science-fiction music and opera project [After her Destruction], she challenges conventional values and perceptions of reality, redefining otherness, femininity, and subjectivity. The narrative centers on the protagonist, Girl. With the help of the computer program The Art of Mind, which fuses the digital, the analog, and Girl’s dream worlds, she embarks on a journey through her mind. In search of a lost memory, Girl is drawn into a vortex of imagination, boundary-less space, and emancipation. Musically, the artist combines electroacoustic sounds and expressive vocals into dense avant-pop compositions.
Artistic Direction, Production (Video, Music, Sound Design, Set, Costumes): Lila-Zoé Krauß; Camera, Co-Direction: Helena Wittmann; Cast: Suma Abdelsamie, Anto López Espinosa, Don Jegosah, Luïza Luz, Rebecca de Toro, Haiqing Wang (Choir of Mutants); Lila-Zoé Krauß (Girl); Christin Krauß (MOW), Ophelia Young (Superego), Elliot Reed (Fortune Teller), Linda Elsner (Mysterious Lady Without Name), Sibylle Peters (Lady’s Lover), Lex Schnäbele (Monster); Dramaturgy: Julia Jost; Set Production: Ricarda Johanna Schwarz; Hair & Makeup: Maike Albeck; Lighting: Suzanne Caroline de Carrasco, Julian Gillman, Lars Rubarth; Sound Recording: Nikoloz Mamatsashvili; VFX & Color Grading: Jacopo Fant; Sound Mixing & Mastering: Helge Hasselberg; Production Assistant: Suzanne Caroline de Carrasco; Line Producer: Julia Gostynski; Set Assistants: Marc Einsiedel, Laura Haas, Ruth Kaiser, Mattheo Lange, Ben Lauffer; Special thanks to: Brain Products GmbH, Hanseplatte, Juke In The Box, Kampnagel, Dr. Hermann Krämer, Samuel Witt
