08.47 / February 11, 2017 / Friedhof, Hainkirche St. Vinzenz / 51°23’‘2.286’‘N, 12°16’0.687’‘E / When I was child I visited this graveyard with my mother to take care of the grave of her mother / Now my mother is buried in the same graveyard / I don’t come here very often, usually only twice a year, on my mother’s birthday and on the day of her death / Some other relatives of mine also rest in this graveyard: the parents of my grandmother and her brother / I really do not come here often, but if I were to name a place that means 'Heimat' to me, it would be this graveyard / It’s difficult to translate the German term 'Heimat' – it is the place you come from and would call “home”, and also the feelings and memories you carry within you when you think about this place / When I was there this morning, it snowed //
About the Artist:
Sebastian Brock studied medicine in Leipzig and Barcelona. At the same time he studied literature at the Deutschen Literaturinstitut Leipzig. He wrote several plays and published two novels, "Silbersee" (2006) and "Kurze Visite" (2010). In recent years, he has started working with field recordings and sound art. 60 Minute Cities – Leipzig is his first field recording release.
