BACK TO BUSINESS
Just a couple of years back, in the 2010’s and the early 2020’s, the only thing the Bundeswehr was in the news for, was its equipments poor state of quality, scandals involving rightwing soldiers and officers and the lack of personell. Literally no one thought, or still thinks the Bundeswehr is ready for anything. But with the start of Russias full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the tone changed. Realizing the German Military is in no state of defensive capabilities, the government passed a 100 Billion Euro „Sondervermögen“ to pump up the Bundeswehr. A massive recruitment and rearmament campaign unfolded to fill the ranks of the military with new soldiers and material and - to quote the German defense minister Boris Pistorius: „…get ready for war by 2029…".The military is presenting itself at arms fairs and „military folk festival“ like the „Tag der Bundeswehr“ I saw children searching for fake landmines, air and dog shows and a lots of give aways to lure visitors to the huge recruitment booths. In times of massive rearmament across Europe, it is threatening to see, how
serving in the military is presented as a „normal job of future“. Even the discussion about military conscription for a compulsory military
service is on the table again with the new conservative government.
In this ongoing project, I wanna search and show the aspects reality of remilitarization of society, as it unfolds in times of growing globalconflicts and the rise of fascism around the world.
2022 - ONGOING
