Henrik Szántó: Treppe aus Papier

In the organizer's words:

What would the walls say if they could speak?

School pupil Nele Bittner and 90-year-old Irma Thon meet in the stairwell of an old, four-storey house. The house tells its own story - the walls, floorboards, pipes and cracks are home to memories of all the residents of the past century. The house has a special connection to Irma, as she lived on the second floor with her Nazi-loyal parents as a child. Nele lives on the top floor in the apartment once occupied by the Sternheim family, whose fate Irma shared responsibility for. And while Irma looks back at the end of her life, Nele's questions bring to light what has been repressed in her own family.

Henrik Szántó is an author, spoken word artist and presenter based in Hanover.

Thomas Schaefer is a freelance editor, literary critic and author for taz, Titanic, Eulenspiegel and konkret, among others.