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In August 1984 a house inhabited by migrant workers was burnt down in Duisburg, killing seven members of a family. While the police immediately ruled out racism as a reason, the survivors continue to doubt that it was a coincidence that their house was set on fire.

Ole-Kristian Heyer, born 1981, studied photography at the fadbk, Essen and geography at the Ruhr University Bochum. In his works, principles of human perception merge with functionalities of visual media. Patrick Lohse, born 1983, studied at the Folkwang UdK. Based on documentary strategies, his works question common narratives and thereby refer to underrepresented perspectives. Marian Mayland, born 1988, studied at art academies in Essen, Basel, Vienna and Stockholm. Has been working with various documentary narrative forms since 2015.