--- title: "The film to the exhibition: Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca" date: 2026-03-03 last_modified: 2026-03-03T09:24:29+01:00 generated_at: 2026-04-20T10:00:33Z url: "https://www.schirn.de/en/schirnmag/the-film-to-the-exhibition-barbara-wagner-benjamin-de-burca/" description: "In the SCHIRN INTERVIEW, Wagner and de Burca discuss their artistic practice, the background to their new production “Future of Yesterday” and their SCHIRN exhibition." image: "https://www.schirn.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/26_002_FINNWALDHERR_R1-08086-004A-1-1298x1920.jpg" language: "en-US" --- # The film to the exhibition: Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca # The movie to the exhibition: Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca ![Four people are laughing and working together at a table, while one of them writes in a notebook.](https://www.schirn.de/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/FINNWALDHERR_WAGNERDEBURCA_1.1.4.jpg) ###### 05:53 1 min reading time In the SCHIRN INTERVIEW, Bárbara Wagner and Benjamin de Burca discuss their artistic practice, the background to their new production “Future of Yesterday” and their exhibition in the SCHIRN. For over a decade, the artist duo [Bábara Wagner (\*1980) and Benjamin de Burca (\*1975)](https://www.schirn.de/en/) have been creating video works and installations in dialogue with other artists and collectives. In their collaborative films, Wagner & de Burca focus primarily on cultural movements and collective practices that take place outside the established spheres of contemporary art. In this context, „Future of Yesterday“ centers on the bands *Blinded* and *One* as well as the hardcore scene and straight edge. Wagenr and de Burca also explain how the exhibition title “The Tunnels We Dig” connects the three works on display in the SCHIRN exhibition. #### „The whole idea of collaboration has a lot to do with sharing – why, how and what we see and want to produce can be staged and build together.“ Bárbara Wagner ![Four people are laughing and working together at a table, while one of them writes in a notebook.](https://www.schirn.de/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/FINNWALDHERR_WAGNERDEBURCA_1.1.4.jpg) Foto: Finn Waldherr ![Hands pointing at images in an open book on a table. Cozy atmosphere.](https://www.schirn.de/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/FINNWALDHERR_WAGNERDEBURCA_1.1.13.jpg) Foto: Finn Waldherr ![Group of four people embrace in a snowy setting, with buildings in the background. Joy and friendship are evident.](https://www.schirn.de/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/FINNWALDHERR_WAGNERDEBURCA_1.1.19.jpg) Foto: Finn Waldherr ![Close-up of two faces side by side, eyes focused on the camera. Intimate mood.](https://www.schirn.de/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/FINNWALDHERR_WAGNERDEBURCA_1.1.1.jpg) Foto: Finn Waldherr ![A hand sketches on a sheet of paper with a pen in dim light.](https://www.schirn.de/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/FINNWALDHERR_WAGNERDEBURCA_1.1.15.jpg) Foto: Finn Waldherr ![Two people walk through a snowy courtyard, surrounded by buildings and a gray wall.](https://www.schirn.de/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/FINNWALDHERR_WAGNERDEBURCA_1.1.35.jpg) Foto: Finn Waldherr