Chaim Hermann Steinschneider, 2021

In her stage performance and live recording for steirischer herbst, Yael Bartana brings to life the ghosts and disturbing fantasies of Austrian-Jewish history. Together with the actress Susanne Sachsse, Bartana conjures up the spirit of the famous clairvoyant Erik Jan Hanussen, a contradictory and controversial figure from the history of fascism, in a séance.