Louisa

Louisa is 23 when tests show a total failure of her hearing organs. To her this is not a disaster but rather an occasion to take a decision. Modern medicine could restore her hearing by means of an operation. But does she want this operation with all its risks? Wouldn’t it be just another act of assimilation? Katharina Pethke makes us experience the wealth of our sensual perceptions. You can experience music physically in the vibration of space, understand by reading lips and talk by using sign language. After all, Louisa’s deafness doesn’t mean that she is mute, on the contrary: the young woman with the wild hair is an extremely talkative and moreover stubborn person. A person who communicates differently to the majority also thinks outside of conventions. (Cornelia Klauß, DOK Leipzig)