Die Jägerinnen (The Huntresses) is a scenic intervention that deals with the so-called "Führerzimmer" in the Volkstheater, which was set up after Austria's annexation for the possible visit of the Führer –apparently, Hitler never entered the room. In 2005, Michael Schottenberg decided to dismantle the wooden paneling of the room, which led to a fierce confrontation with the Austrian Federal Monuments Office and sparked a long overdue debate on Austria’s (in)ability to remember. A year later, the symposium "Heritage Denied: Austria and Nazi Architecture" was held in Vienna.

Between the nursery and the forest, we ask ourselves: What do spaces tell us? We ask about trees and witnesses and how fairy tales contribute to preserve the forest.  

Here the fairy tale of "Snow-White and Rose-Red" outlines the "other" in contrast to the own and the worth protecting by quoting the Wiener Baumschutzgesetz (Vienna Tree Protection Act) or Raumschutzgesetz (Space Protection Act). The alliance between Austrian identity and the forest is the basis for the exploration of collective narratives and (national) identity concepts – in fairy tales, myths, and history.