GRENZGANG

972 Breakdowns – Auf dem Landweg nach New York

The five-person artist collective leavinghomeffunktion has completed their studies and is taking an unusual step in their careers: they move the household goods, buy Ural motorcycles, announce the long-term destination New York - and steer the old Soviet machines in the wrong direction: to the east! Because the Big Apple should be reached by land - and that has consequences. The travelers chug two and a half years through deserts, swamps, swarms of Siberian tiger mosquitoes and the jungle of bureaucracy ... 972 mishaps promote contact with locals and promote creativity. Thanks to healthy attitudes, the 5-man combine survives all the dangers of the 40,000 km with some scars, but mentally unscathed: challenges invite you to explore unknown regions within yourself and are an opportunity to make yourself an expert - whether for motorcycle repairs or boat building , Letterpress or pulling teeth ...