The aristocratic, hippy family Flatz lives in a medieval tower near Salzburg, Austria, bought shortly after the Second World War by their British grandmother Prunella, who now lives there with her son Martin, his wife Ulrike and their two children Sirius and Isis. Back in the days of hippy bliss, Ulrike - the 'quintessential sixties beauty' according to Martin who professes to be something of an expert in the field of pretty women - and her husband used to believe that the world would be revolutionised by their activities which consisted mainly of smoking pot and having sex. Thanks to a large family fortune, none of them has ever had to work for a living, but the 'three generation millions' - one generation makes a million, the second keeps it and the third spends it - are slowly disappearing. So now the heavy burden of maintaining the tower falls on the children, of whom Sirius (the Latin form of Osiris) actually seems to enjoy making money. His dreamy, fairy-like sister Isis seems less cut out for that particular task. With the Flatzes, reality and fantasy tend to become pretty mixed up as they talk openly, and with a keen sense of drama, about their lives, money, art, love, misunderstandings and dreams. The natural, easy manner in which they do this almost makes one wonder whether this is a real family or just a group of actors.
'The Tower' is presented by Racké and Muskens in a special performance where they mix the audio 'live' with the double screen projection.
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Made possible by Kunstkanaal, Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, Rotterdam 2001/Werkstad in Las Palmas and The Netherlands Foundation for Fine Arts, Design and Architecture
Quirine Racké ° 1965 The Hague, Netherlands
Helena Muskens ° 1963 Herwen en Aerdt, Netherlands
They live and work in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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