“Why are you so intent on telling me who I am, when you have no clue who you are?” shouted one of the protagonists in the work “Smashing Monuments” by Diaz Morales, seen in the Hübner Areal at documenta fifteen, in the face of an iconic monument in the city of Jakarta. However, the monumental sculpture lacked an answer, mutely gazing and judging its dialog partner. Which role does art and aestheticism play in the formation and representation of a collective identity? Which institutional, ideological and political factors play a role in – for example – formulating a national identity? The three films in this program address these questions in the context of art and historiography, each through its own personal and filmic practice, and as a series present a possible picture of contemporary German identity. (Azin Feizabadi)