Oblomowa

Oblomowa is a pain in the neck: she lies in bed all day, complaining about the misery of the world. The many visitors she receives are bursting with energy and activism. There's Irina, who fights against sexism at work and at home and speaks about nothing else. And then there are the twins Svenjuschka and Miesowitsch, who stand up for animal welfare and want to save the climate and the whole world in general. Oblomova, for her part, always receives her visitors in bed and won't let anyone persuade her to do anything. Tina Brenneisen's pictures are the reason why lying in bed and talking to guests forever doesn't get boring. The characters are drawn with sharp lines, concise and expressive. And the pictures look like the stage of a chamber play in which metaphors make an appearance. With her "Oblomov" variations, Tina Brenneisen has created a parody of a society in which it is more important to take big political stances than to implement tangible changes in one's own life. Despite all the misery, the pictures appear beautiful and animated - and they revolve around themselves again and again.