In Homo Ludens: Schauspiel, Frankfurt, 2022, Katrin Korfmann presents a bird’s-eye view of a stage transformed into a dynamic playing field. Across a dark floor marked with lines and symbols, figures move in various poses: some lie still, others appear to fall, spin, or balance in motion. The vividly coloured garments sharply contrast with the graphic backdrop, making the figures resemble pawns in a carefully orchestrated game.
The composition captures a moment that seems suspended outside of time. The bodies exist in varying states of movement and stillness, some sharply outlined, others blurred, as though they belong to a different temporal dimension. This work plays with both perspective and perception: is this a frozen moment or a meticulously constructed choreography?
Korfmann’s signature visual language—merging time and space within a single image—is brought into sharp focus here. The work raises questions about collective movement, the roles of the individual and the group, and the theatrical codes that shape our behaviour. The stage serves not only as a platform, but as a controlled yet open space in which play and reality seamlessly merge.