Oldtimer Tankstelle, Hamburg
March 13, 2026
REST
A two-day event on altering the perception of time
Pfeil Magazine × VIS
Curated together with Nadine Droste
What do we do when we do nothing–if that is even still possible–and what freedoms or possibilities open up in the moment of pausing? Under the title REST, a two-day event with performative contributions took place at the Grosstankstelle Brandshof (Hamburg Rothenburgsort), where the processes of urban transformation became visible in specific ways. Here we proposed a transformed understanding of time in order to resist the impetus of acceleration and efficiency. Dedicated to the moment of interruption, seeking to explore societal spaces for action–beyond productivity.
With the kind support of the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, and the Liebelt Stiftung Hamburg.
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Visitors infront of the Oldtimer Tankstelle in Hamburg -
Dressed up as a hiker, Vir Andres Hera performs Some Ghosts Look Like Yoghurt -
Guten Abend, gut’ Nacht, Guten Morgen, ich bleib liegen. Sarah Drath performs her recomposed version of the German lullaby Guten Abend, gut’ Nacht, focusing on the dark or threatening elements of the lyrics, inside a car -
During the drive, the invited audience sings along with Sarah Drath: Guten Abend, gut’ Nacht, Guten Morgen, ich bleib liegen -
Elida Silvey sells magazines and shares fries -
Handout for the reenactment of the performance Waiting Room by Camila Cañeque -
Asma Ben Slama reenacts Camila Cañeque’s Waiting Room by sitting still for three hours -
Clara Palmberger-Süße (dressed in white) reenacts Camila Cañeque’s Waiting Room together with the audience -
During their performance Some Ghosts Look Like Yoghurt, Vir Andres Hera reads their magazine contribution to Pfeil Magazine #19: Nighttime, the Nighttime [Coatlicue Filmmaker] -
Vir Andres Hera, Some Ghosts Look Like Yoghurt: … “moving through ghosts and haunted places, through a quiet war of ghosts. Some we would rather not see, yet they remain present. Others we may have forgotten, yet they continue to speak. There are also ghosts migrants are asked to forget, but that persist in memory. Some ghosts look ordinary, almost banal, like a box of yogurt, yet they carry their own kind of magic. Their power does not disappear under X-rays.” -
Special viewing spots -
Hyemin Yang receives her contributor’s gift -
Nicholas Grafia performs Meditationism II: Vertigo Vultures Checking In (What’s Left in the Tank?) -
During the performance of Meditationism II: Vertigo Vultures Checking In (What’s Left in the Tank?), Nicholas Grafia develops performative characters that move between autobiography, social observation, and speculative narrative, reflecting on the conditions of labour, leisure, and mobility within contemporary society. -
Matthias Schubert performs One Chord per Hour -
Long-term camper at the Oldtimer Tankstelle in Hamburg