(Kopie 3)
The light installation focused on a central demand of 1989: the banner reading “For an open country with free people” was unfurled after the prayer for peace on 4 September 1989 and held in front of St Nicolas Church by Gesine Oltmanns and Katrin Hattenhauer. The action was filmed by Western media and travelled around the world – it also spread rapidly within the GDR. It marked the beginning of the mass movement. The installation For an open country with all people gave women a voice and broadened the narrative of the Peaceful Revolution with perspectives that had previously been less heard. For the Revolution was and is also female: women became involved in groups such as “Women for Peace” and played a key role in shaping the New Forum.