Guest faculty Carla Åhlander presents at the Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art

As part of the 13th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art, artist and Bard College Berlin guest instructor Carla Åhlander is performing Monologue of a sock or What would we have told the children? with Gernot Wieland and Konstantin von Sichart at the Berlinische Galerie on July 20.

Monologue of a sock or What would we have told the children? is a lecture performance born from the ashes of a doomed production for children and adults. Somewhere between memory and make-believe, three voices lead the audience through stories of animals and childhood, hierarchies and homes, and the quiet comedy of trying and failing. With a mixture of storytelling, moving image, and the occasional threadbare puppet, this performance is not quite theatre, not quite a lecture. Absurd, touching, and gently anarchic, this is a piece about what remains when plans unravel, and the unexpected stories that then might emerge – and for the sock puppet left behind.

The free, English-language performance will take place on Sunday, July 20 from 5pm-6pm. Registration is open here.

Post Date: 07-10-2025