Eija-Riitta Eklöf Berlin Wall

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Eija-Riitta Wallis Winther Arja Nikki Lee Eklöf (born March 20, 1954 in Sweden ; † October 31, 2015 in Liden ( Sundsvall )) - she called herself Eija-Riitta Eklöf-Berliner-Mauer - was a Swedish model maker who claimed of being married to the Berlin Wall . She invented the term objectum sexuality , which describes people's love for objects. Eklöf is considered to be the first object sexual of the modern age. The film Berlinmuren at the 5th Berlin Biennale in 2008 brought Eklöf's story to international attention.

Eklöf, who comes from Liden near Sundsvall in northern Sweden , married the Berlin Wall after her introduction on June 17, 1979 . Always fascinated by the dividing wall between West and East Berlin , Eklöf hired an “ animist ” who pretended to communicate with the wall and to say yes to it. Since this "marriage", Eklöf had the alias name Eklöf-Berliner-Mauer (in English or Swedish also Eklöf-Berlin Wall or Eklöf-Berlinmuren ).

Since then, the Eklöf Berlin Wall has documented its history several times on various websites. She commented on her decision to celebrate marriage with one thing : “You have to be stubborn and you mustn't take a no for a no.” In addition, the Berlin Wall is “the best and sexiest wall ever existed”. After the "marriage" in Berlin , the Eklöf Berlin Wall moved back to Liden. Since November 9, 1989, Eklöf-Berliner-Mauer saw herself as a widow, as the Berlin Wall was destroyed on that day.

The Norwegian artist Lars Laumann dedicated the film Berlinmuren to her , which was shown as part of the 5th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art in a specially built pavilion.

The extremely rare sexual orientation of objectophilia that she postulates is directed towards inanimate objects such as machines, cars or buildings, but differs from fetishism in that the object not only serves as a stimulus, but is perceived and perceived as an independent, quasi-personal counterpart is felt to be attractive.

literature

  • Frank Thadeusz: The urge to do things . In: Der Spiegel . No. 19 , 2007, pp. 160 ( online ).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hannes Lundberg Andersson: Hon som gifte sig med Berlinmuren är död . In: Expressen . April 12, 2016 (Swedish, expressen.se [accessed March 25, 2017]).
  2. ↑ Kimberly Bradley: Art Just for the Art's Sake in Berlin. In: The New York Times. May 18, 2008, accessed September 10, 2008 .
  3. ^ Object of love all sublime. In: The Washington Times. June 11, 2007, accessed September 15, 2008 .
  4. ^ Richard Alleyne: Woman 'married' to Berlin Wall for 29 years. In: telegraph.co.uk. May 27, 2008, accessed September 11, 2008 .
  5. ↑ 'I married the Eiffel Tower'. In: The Independent. May 25, 2008, accessed September 11, 2008 .
  6. ↑ Michaela Simon: Come kiss me computer. In: telepolis.de. November 21, 2002, accessed September 10, 2008 .
  7. ^ Daniel Müller: Banal objects of an obscure desire. In: taz.de. December 14, 2006, accessed September 10, 2008 .
  8. ↑ Anja Lösel: 5th Berlin Biennale: Sex with the Berlin Wall. In: Stern online. April 4, 2008, accessed September 10, 2008 .
  9. ↑ Frank Thadeusz: Urge to the thing . In: Der Spiegel . No. 19 , 2007, pp. 160 ( online ).
personal data
SURNAME Eklöf Berlin Wall, Eija-Riitta
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Eklöf, Eija-Riita (maiden name); Wall Winther (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish model maker who claims to be married to the Berlin Wall
DATE OF BIRTH March 20, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Sweden
DATE OF DEATH October 31, 2015
Place of death Liden (Sundsvall)