CLOSE UP MARX is a cinematic investigation of the fossilized beards of the great prophet of modernity, the founding father of political economy. Across the formerly ideologically divided republic, the experimental collage traces the history of the creation of new and old Marx monuments.
Just recently, one came to Trier as a gift from the People’s Republic of China, to now serve as a model for the walking figure on pedestrian traffic lights. In Jena, another one is gathering dust in an archive. In Neubrandenburg, the Marxplatz was renamed the "Marktplatz" (marketplace), and in Chemnitz, the monumental head has inscribed itself in the collective memory as a site for political confrontations of all kinds. The film traces these political traces and superimpositions.