The video installation portrays nine people born in 1975. They grew up in the GDR and the Federal Republic of Germany—and thus under fundamentally different political and social conditions. When the Berlin Wall fell on November 9, 1989, they were 14 years old. This historic upheaval occurred during the transitional phase of their lives between childhood and adulthood. What did the fall of the Wall, German reunification, and the changes of the following years mean for the course of their lives?
About the Artists, the Concept, and the Execution
Ina Rommee works as a video artist, and Stefan Krauss as a filmmaker. Together, as KRRO Film, they produce life story interviews, documentary films, and video installations. Their work focuses on people whose experiences are often overlooked in public and media debates. The idea for the Generation 1975 project was developed by education researcher Dr. Christiane Bertram (University of Tübingen) in collaboration with Stefan Krauss and Ina Rommee.
A video installation by KRRO Film and the Hector Institute for Empirical Educational Research, in cooperation with the Berlin Wall Foundation, the Coordinating Office for Contemporary Witnesses, and the Center for School Quality and Teacher Education (ZSL)
Funded by the Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED DictatorshipTranslated with DeepL
Runtime: Tue, 01/09/2026 to Sun, 13/12/2026