Seven Chain Films were produced at various locations in Germany, Brazil, Poland and Switzerland.

From 2006 to 2012, the CREDIT Suitcase went into circulation seven times, passing through the hands of seven times seven people, in different locations spread across the world. The collaboration of the participants generated by each of the suitcase’s journeys resulted in the creation of a as a by-product.

Thus, the suitcase functioned not just as a means of production, but primarily as a catalyst for social interactions that would not otherwise have taken place.

Seven Chain Films were produced at various locations in Germany, Brazil, Poland and Switzerland. They document the processes of their own creation and reveal the inner workings of underlying social structures as they tell the personal stories of the protagonists seen through their own eyes.

Google Maps map showing the different places of origin and the respective circulation fields of the seven Chain Films.
Geographic map showing the places of origin and the respective circulation fields of the seven Chain Films. For an interactive view, simply click on the image.
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In most cases, the films were shown as a video installation in an exhibition at the site of their creation.

All the Chain Films in their entirity: