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Christoph Schlingensief «Chance 2000»
Christoph Schlingensief, «Chance 2000», 1998
© Christoph Schlingensief
Like all other parties in the general election 'Chance 2000' is entitled to free air time on all programmes for its election campaign. The broadcast begins with an action at the Wolfgangsee, where the holiday home belonging to the then Chancellor, Helmuth Kohl, is intended to be flooded when all Germany's five million unemployed bathe simultaneously.


 
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 Christoph Schlingensief
«Chance 2000»

Experimental film-maker and theatre director Christoph Schlingensief came up with a new campaign for the 1998 general election: 'Elect yourself!' He worked with the Berliner Volkbühne to produce effective public events like the 'Circus Sperlich' or a temporary 'Hotel' with daily actions involving handicapped, unemployed and homeless people. These underwent a change of role, due to skilful use of the elections laws, and collected signatures and drew up Federal and regional lists for the party. 'Art' became 'serious', and the 'Chance 2000' party soon found itself on all ballot papers. Anyone who stood could now make the motto true and elect himself in the general election.