“Proprio nella giornata della memoria bisogna agire perché non sia solo una commemorazione”. Queste sono le parole di Irmela Mensah-Schramm, 64 anni, tedesca, vive a Berlino. Di cosa si occupa ? Da anni rovista la sua città e gira l’intera Germania alla ricerca di simboli nazisti : sente il dovere morale di scovarli e cancellarli.
We usually look down on people who destroy others' work, but we'll let Irmela Mensah-Schramm slide. Armed with spray-paint and a scraper, she's spending her retirement hunting down Neo-Nazi graffiti in Berlin and defacing it beyond recognition. She's been at it for 25 years, and has now told her story to Italian filmmakers Vincenzo Caruso and Fabrizio Lussu for their upcoming documentary, The Hate Destroyer.

MAY 9th, 2013. Helsinki, Finland. 1.00 pm / 3.00 pm. MAKE YOUR MARK Gallery, Kaasutehtaankatu 1 (rakennus 6) 00540 Helsinki. Meet Irmela, and do some hate cleaning together with her, in a workshop...
Read moreThe exhibition will be opened on 28.01.13 at 14:00 clock in the Kurt-Wolters-Straße 5, and lasts for two weeks. Visiting the exhibition is free of charge. More infos HERE
Read more
Irmela for the very first time in Italy! From the 1st to the 5th of June, 2011 with her exhibition: "THE HATE DESTROYER". The 2nd of June, 2011 Irmela will make a...
Read more