Interviews with former recruits of the NVA form the basis for a fictional reconstruction. Looking back on what is no longer there, a complex structure is revealed, told as a retrofuturistic story and accessible via headphones. “The human factor” – a booming term in recent economic psychology – remains error-prone and ultimately unpredictable. Drill and barracking represent unpopular countermeasures in the respective power system. Mixed with sound recorded on site, the half-documentary, half-fictional material became the soundtrack for visitors’ perception in the empty barracks rooms.
Interactive audio-project, guest contribution to the exhibition by endmoräne, Neuhardenberg barracks, 2011
Welcome in our simulation lab ! The core competence in our team of experts is the study of human behavior …
IIIIIIHuman Factor Team
Welcome in our simulation lab ! The core competence in our team of experts is the study of human behavior …
IIIIIIHuman Factor Team
„Dann haben sie mich eben nicht zur Armee eingezogen, sondern zur Volkspolizei …“
Demonstrator, Person A
„Was das bedeutet, habe ich erst gemerkt, als ich dann dabei war …
Demonstrator, Person B
The human factor plays a central role in military and police operations, but also in the everyday life of our community. Individual human failure can have catastrophic consequences …
IIIIIIHuman Factor Team
The human factor plays a central role in military and police operations, but also in the everyday life of our community. Individual human failure can have catastrophic consequences …
IIIIIIHuman Factor Team
„Armee ist Ordnungsprinzip. Das ist Dauerdisziplinierung. Bis man erstmal so weit ist … dass man das drauf hat …“
Demonstrator, Person C
„Also individuellen Raum schafft man sich, glaub’ ich, immer irgendwo, selbst wenn es nur die Handfläche ist … Aber ich hatte so einen Alptraum, dass das nie endet …“
Demonstrator, Person B
Our efforts benefit both our military and non-military development. Useful conditioning can also be found in economic contexts and adjustments. Early detection of human error sources can significantly reduce the risk of system collapse …
IIIIIIHuman Factor Team
Our efforts benefit both our military and non-military development. Useful conditioning can also be found in economic contexts and adjustments. Early detection of human error sources can significantly reduce the risk of system collapse …
IIIIIIHuman Factor Team
From: HUMANFAKTOR, 6-part radio play fragment, MP3 player and headphones, mounted on clipboards with paper and pencil, 2011
