Based on private homes and facade reliefs on savings banks, Karla Zipfel examines those surfaces in public space that are symbols of society's longing for prosperity and for values such as diligence, thrift and social security.
What remains of the figure of the small saver who sought advice in suburban or village branches when savings banks close their branches? And what happens when the Federal Republic's promise of social advancement is broken down into "recession core" memes on social media?
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