A PROVENANCE
Video, 16:9, 12 minutes, colour and black & white, sound — 2025.
The provenance of 32 chess figures exemplifies the broader tragedy of looted Jewish collections and their rightful owners. Through archival images, the resonant sounds of porcelain, and the ongoing search for these figures, the film illuminates the fate of the Gustav von Klemperer porcelain collection during the National Socialist era, intricately linked to the Dresden State Art Collections.
A PROVENANCE is a silent film—without being silent.
CREDITS
Concept & research: Katharina Bayer
Montage: Katharina Bayer and Jyrgen Ueberschär
Script editing: Gegensatz Translation Collective
Sound design: Toni Schlesinger
Re-recording mix: Matthias Schwab
Colour and Typography: Jyrgen Ueberschär
Translation: Elise Schierbeek
Artistic Mentoring: Clemens von Wedemeyer, Mareike Bernien
In cooperation with the Dresden State Art Collections:
Dr. Julia Weber and Maria Geppert (Porcelain Collection)
Dr. Katja Lindenau and Dr. Thomas Rudert (Provenance Research)
Prof. Dr. Doreen Mende and Anna-Lisa Reith (Research Department)
IMAGE SOURCE
Dresden State Art Collections, Archive
Porcelain Collection Gustav von Klemperer, Collection Catalog, Dresden 1928
TEXT SOURCE
Lost Art — Database: Lost Art — ID 593554: www.lostart.de
Porcelain Collection Dresden State Art Collections:
Research: Gustav von Klemperer Porcelain Collection: Anette Loesch and Kathrin Iselt 2019-2021
Gustav von Klemperer porcelain collection, collection catalog, Dresden 1928
WITH SUPPORT FROM
Szloma Albam Foundation Berlin
Dresden State Art Collections
SCREENINGS
3 May 2025, 5:00 PM: Lichtburg Kino, Oberhausen
World premiere of A PROVENANCE at the German Competition
71.International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Germany