GROUND 0102 (The Hygiene Issue)

EB. We are four people, Chrıs Phillips
is the founder of the project, Raquel
Fedato is the organisation manager
and Eric Phillips is taking care of the
Pornceptual Magazine since we already
have two issues and it’s also
better to have some publications.
We are always open for collaborations
and we work within a collective
conscious.
IO. As a public figure, how do you
cut clean self-perception from general
expectations?
EB. What, like Beyoncé?
IO. You are collaborating in a new
project, a film titled “Landlords”,
how did it came up as a project?
EB. The concept started wıth my
personal experience with these
spaces and an ongoing interest in
what was behind them. İ see myself
as a part of the Berlin fetish scene.
There are clear boundaries between
the Schoneberg and Neukölln/
Kreuzberg sex positive scenes. The
Kreuzberg/ Neukölln scenes often
deal with about economical problems,
gentrification issues and ecological
changes. In the Schoneberg
scene the problems fall under pink
washed gay politics, I fınd both important.
I wısh to connect these two
districts wıth my work.
I’m not that interested in teaching
anyone anything but more to create
a space that inspires and allows
people to reclaim their surroundings
through the work. Coming from a
Marxist (theory) background I would
really like to stress that I belıeve that
there is “good” capitalism and I think
that we should focus more on this
side of queer politics in order to rewrite
history.
IO. Apart from the premiere at the
Schwules Museum - Berlin, where
can the documentary be seen?
EB. The film will soon be in festivals
around the world. Personally, I believe
that in the time of social media
we don't need to work for lobbies
and appreciation of some kind of authorities
to share our works.
IO. Is there any other project you
might have been structuring?
EB. I am planning to make a mockumentary
about the history of fisting
but the idea is still being developed.
I want to work with people from different
disciplines throughout the
project but I will be directing the film
alone. My aim behind making this
movie is in rewriting recent history
with a queer narrative. I wıll need a
bit of time before starting this project
because I deserve a holiday.
IO. The film is finished and there has
been quite a buzz about it since its
teaser came out. do you personally
expect the film to teach anything in
particular?