Florentina Holzinger Stars in Susanne Regina Meures' Glacier Film 'Eternity'

Susanne Regina Meures set out to make a film on the Rhône Glacier, and the result is "Eternity," featuring Florentina Holzinger and her ensemble. The work includes Christian symbolism, nude female bodies, and large machines. A notable trend in cultural production is genre blending: music enters museums, theater enters galleries, and art enters film. This was especially evident at Berlin Art Week, which opened in September with Ersan Mondtag's theater in the Gemäldegalerie and closed with a film adapting the art of theater-adjacent performer Florentina Holzinger. Meures is known for well-received documentaries about DJs in Iran, a forced marriage in Saudi Arabia, and a teenage influencer from a Berlin suburb. The film "Eternity" is set against the backdrop of the melting Rhône Glacier, combining performance art with environmental imagery. Holzinger's practice often involves nudity and physical endurance, and the film captures these elements within a glacial landscape. The premiere at Berlin Art Week underscores the growing intersection of visual art, theater, and cinema. The article appears in Der Freitag, authored by Laura Ewert.