The artists’ collective mammasONica transforms the courtyard of the former Stasi headquarters (Matthäikirchhof) into a monumental projection surface. A seemingly unremarkable filing cabinet appears – a symbol of a system that collected information and shaped reality. Drawers open, archives are set in motion and order begins to dissolve. A poetic image of change emerges from the rigid structure. Digital animation meets handcrafted plasticine stop-motion – technical precision encounters visible deformation. The façade becomes a narrative threshold between past and present. Rather than reconstructing events, the work offers an experience of how systems shape perception – and how collective imagination can transform them.
The Cabinet
mammasONica (Italy)
The Cabinet at a glance
A portrait of the artist collective mammasONica
mammasONica is an Italian creative studio working in audiovisual performance, lighting design and interactive installations. Its large-scale projects are presented internationally at renowned venues, including the European Parliament in Strasbourg, the Wadi Namar Waterfalls in Riyadh and the Buchenwald Memorial. The studio's site-specific works are considered exemplary in their approach to places with a complex or challenging identity and have received numerous international awards.