Martina Geiger‑Gerlach

Kleine Anstaltsdecke | Small Prison Blanket

In August 2008, previously unknown photos were discovered from inside the prison cells of the RAF terrorists, taken in 1977 after their deaths. Despite the protective prison blanket, Gudrun Ensslin's dead legs can be seen in a picture published in the daily newspaper. I can't get the picture out of my head. To get rid of it, I print out the picture and cover the dead woman's legs with a second, small printed prison blanket.