Manifesta purposely strives to keep its distance from what are often seen as the dominant centres of artistic production, instead seeking fresh and fertile terrain for the mapping of a new cultural topography.
Participant
Anka Sasnal, PL
Parasite (Huba), 2013 © Wilhem and Anka Sasnal Photo. © Manifesta 16 Ruhr / Ivan Erofeev.
Anka Sasnal’s films, which she makes together with her husband Wilhelm Sasnal, are part of a tradition of art and cinéma d’auteur – an approach that aims to challenge viewers through both style and subject matter. For her, cinema always has a social and political dimension. In this sense, her work can be understood as a form of engaged filmmaking.