An Empire — Residency with Litsa Kiousi

An Empire is an ongoing research project from artists Richard Hancock (UK/DE) and Litsa Kiousi (GR/DE). It is an exploration of the histories, atrocities, presents and futures of empire building. Through a collaborative dialogue, the artists map the tide of European history, and grapple with the complexity of existence in a modern empire. When they began the project in late 2019, they described it as “an urgent enquiry into the future of a world balancing on a dangerous brink of repetition”.

Throughout May, Litsa Kiousi and Richard Hancock were in residence at Tanzfabrik and Theaterhaus Berlin, developing the next phase of the project.

An Empire is always looking back. A disassociating spectacle, watched from behind. An averted gaze. A poised glance from the edge of a cliff. 414 years, staring at the sea…