At the Forum Kunst contemporary in the former Millstatt Abbey, I came across an exhibition of works created by Deborah Sengl. In these works, she shows the plot of the theatre play ‘The Last Days of Mankind’ (Die letzten Tage der Menschheit) written by Karl Kraus using the bodies of rats instead of figurines of humans.
In my opinion, using rats is an intriguing way to refer to the gloominess of this theatre play, which tells about the time of World War I. In the photo, a German soldier (spiked helmet) tells something to an Austrian soldier.
Sources / More info
- The Last Days of Mankind (Wikipedia)
- Forum Kunst contemporary (Website)
- Deborah Sengl (Website)