the book i remember from my childhoodfor a while i have been considering the significance of fairy tales in german culture; in relation to my project the tale of haensel und gretel and their ordeal in a witch's gingerbread house seem rather relevant. the siblings' forced migration from their home through a dark forest, the unsuccessful creation of a map using bread crumbs, and their fateful encounter with a witch at her gingerbread house, resonate within the context of my art practice. the story questions our perception of home by attempting to recreate a sense of security, familiarity, and dwelling in a seemingly protective and accommodating place (gingerbread house), which turns out to be a hazardous façade. the narrative describes the words and the process of heimisch/heimlich (heimlich: hidden, secretly) to unheimlich.
on another note: it is the sister who, in the end, saves her brother by killing the witch.
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