Limits of forgiveness
In the video work Onkel Kurti (23' HDV 2008) Hapetzeder uses prejudicial utterances as heard in famous tourist sites in Istanbul. The work additionally reflects his struggle with his growing up, in part with a hibernated Nazi, from Second World War, as a godfather. The film takes the form of a violent but also humorous encounter with Turkish culture. Thematically it expresses a question on generational transferred guilt and trauma. Onkel Kurti trailer 2:33 2008.
The second part of Limits of forgiveness, (containing Origin On, Grandmother and Origin On re-cut trailer) Hapetzeder carried out in-depth interviews with people who have second- or third-hand experiences of Second World War. The three channel video installation Origin On (54' HDV 2009) was first shown at Uppsala art museum and produced at BAC Visby, Film på Gotland and HKS Bergen.
The third video work in Limits of forgiveness is in production with material from the workshops Bygg Rec (Tensta konsthall, Stockholm 2009) and Record Construct (ECoC Istanbul 2010).
