The Future Memory Collection is part of my Ph.D. dissertation Future memory making: Co-creating (post-)colonial imaginations with Greenlandic youth in Greenland and Denmark and connected to the Horizon 2020 Innovative Training Network ‘POEM’ (Participatory Memory Practices). The study is scheduled to be executed over a total time span of three […]
Anne Sehlz
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My proposal “The Future Memory Collection: An Online Archive and Real-Life Exhibition Space” has been recommended for funding by the Society for Visual Anthropology review committee and received the SVA Robert Lemelson Fellowship 2019-2020. I am grateful for the SVA’s interest in my work and support. As part of the […]
Anthropology News was looking for critical anthropological perspectives on and around love and invited me to write a short piece about my short documentary Looking for Mr. Right Now from 2015. The article was published as part of the thematic series on “Love” in the Jan/Feb 2019 print and online […]
As a filmmaker, I really enjoyed screening my short documentaries at the NAFA (Nordic Anthropological Film Associaton) International Ethnographic Film Festival. Here I was given the chance to not only engage with a diverse film selection but also get to know a warm and welcoming crowd of people. Starting this […]
I am excited to start my Ph.D. in the Anthropology Department at Aarhus University in Denmark. I will be working on the project “Future memory making: Co-creating (post-)colonial imaginations with youth from Greenland and Denmark” under the supervision of Professor Ton Otto. The fellowship is part of the innovative European […]
Article about an inspiring platform called The Creative Memory – a web-based project that “aims to archive all the intellectual and artistic expressions” of the Syrian revolution. I want to sincerely thank Sana Yazigi, founder of The Creative Memory for agreeing to this interview and sharing her insights and stories […]
Videoarticle about my shortfilm Power of the Past. A history of an East German family (3min45s | 2015 | Germany), published by the online platform zeitgeschichte-online. Link to article The collaborative platform „zeitgeschichte-online“, a project by the Centre for Contemporary History (Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung, ZZF) and the Berlin State Library […]
Annual visit of the former open cast mining pit Cottbus-Nord in the south of the federal state of Brandenburg, Germany. The area is part of a renaturation process and will be flooded starting 2018, turning the former mining pit with its 1,900 hectare into the largest lake in the Lusatia […]
Publication of my short documentary “Looking for Mr. Right Now” in the second volume of the Journal of Visual and Media Anthropology with the title: Augmented Lives: Experiences in Mobility, Big Data, and Robotics. This peer-peer reviewed open-access journal continues to presents new research, written works, and short films that explore […]
The video installation Memory is Not About the Past aims to understand how former East Germany is remembered today in accordance with the general national historic discourse. The installation focuses on members of the Third Generation East, meaning individuals born in the GDR between 1975 and 1985, who experienced the […]
Winner of the German Musical Theater Award 2016 in the categorie Stage Design “Der Tunnel“. Stage Design and Video: Marc Jungreithmeier. Video: Marc Jungreitmeier & Anne Chahine (née Sehlz). Awarded by the German Musical Academy.
Geschichten von Menschen aus der ehemaligen DDR. Für die Welt. Stories from the people of former East Germany. For the world. Follow us on Facebook Im Rahmen meiner Masterarbeit beschäftige ich mich mit dem Thema ‘Wendekinder’. Der Generation also, die einen Teil ihrer Kindheit noch in der ehemaligen DDR verbracht […]
Article on the exhibition Lee Miller – Photographs at the Martin Gropius Bau Berlin for the online platform Visual History which is part of the Centre for Contemprary History (ZZF) in Potsdam. Link to Article
Article on the exhibition Der Dritte Blick – Fotografische Positionen einer Umbruchsgeneration (The third angle – photographic standpoints of a generation in transition) at the city gallery Kiel for the online platform Visual History which is part of the Centre for Contemprary History (ZZF) in Potsdam. Link to article
Documenting the Uefa Champions League 2015/16 from another angle. All photos were originally taken via Instagram.
The short documentary “Looking for Mr. Right Now” is an attempt to understand the current phenomenon of virtual dating in form of mobile dating-apps such as Tinder. Communication through digital means has become part of people’s everyday life, may it be at the work place or while talking to friends […]
The Funkhaus Nalepastrasse was built from 1953 to 1956 by Bauhaus architect Franz Ehrlich. Originally, the Funkhaus was East Germany’s central radio station; it holds the largest studio complex in the world. The numerous recording spaces range from the 1000m2 concert hall, which can host a symphony orchestra, all the […]
In her twenties Anne Chahine had the chance to travel the world depending on where freelance work in the event industry would take her. The most loyal companion during that time was her camera, which helped her remember those trips as something more than sheer work. “Roaming the Cities” is […]
Video mapping and content development for the musical production ‘Der Tunnel’ in collaboration with stage designer Marc Jungreithmeier. Premiere in October 2015 at the Stadttheater Fürth.
‘Dahlem Beauty’ is a short film realized by Anne Chanine, Ana Catalá and Luisa Orduño which portrays a conversation with the stage designer Dominic Huber and his installation ‘Enchantment / Beauty Parlour’ in Berlin’s Ethnological Museum and developed for ‘Probebühne 6’ by Humboldt Lab Dahlem. ‘Enchantment / Beauty Parlour’ is […]
Part of the Poetic Framing Workshop @ Freie Universität Berlin Lecturer: Kristian Peters Music: F.T.G. (Jamendo.com) Lyrics inspired by “La Forza del Passato” by Pasolini Mastering by Khalil Chahine © Anne Chahine Mai 2015
Transcultural Filmworkshop Freie Universität Berlin Master of Arts | Visual and Media Anthropology Berlin, April 2015 Camera and Sound: Anne Chahine, Ji-Liang Lin Edit: Anne Chahine Project Supervisor: Eva Knopf, Mark Dölling, Grzegorz Muskala Music: Plugs | Rock’n Roll Zombie | Jamendo.com
Stop Watching! is a versatile, frivolous, political incorrect and beyond all measure playful and venturesome dance and image experience, dealing with people’s growing habit to stop experiencing life by oneself, trying out new things or running a risk every now and then.
The short documentary Beirut in two words has been nominated for the ‘Köln Design Preis 2014’. The exhibition of the nominated projects took place in the MAKK Cologne.
The short documentary Beirut in two words aims to give one of the most diverse cities of the Middle East a voice of its own.Nine members of Beirut‘s music and art scene share their thoughts on living and working in a city where at times beauty and suspense go hand […]
Eine Projektarbeit im Rahmen des Mediendesignstudiums an der Rheinischen Fachhochschule Köln Wintersemester 2011/12 Fach AV-Produktion Dozent Carsten Jezewski Produktionsteam: Alexander Baatout | Anne Chahine | Jette Britzwein | Justyna Kempka | Stephanie Böhme Band 5vor12: Sven Caßebaum | Tobias Meißner | Michael Lösch | Edin Colic Schauspieler: Stephanie Voit | […]
Visiting my mom in the county of Brandenburg, south of Berlin. My mom tells us the story behind my parents house and walks us through her beautiful garden.
December 2012 – Netherlands Inspired by the lyrics of the song “Das Glück kennt nur Minuten” from Hildegard Knef. Text:Hildegard Knef/Herman Thieme Song: Butterflies Artist: Charlotte Machut Source: Jamendo.com
Summer of 2012 in Beirut. Hot. Beautiful. Hopeful. Tense. Charming. And everything seemingly at the same time.