"Care Without A Capital C, 2021" von Anne-Louise Hoffmann

The tone of the video underscores the sometimes absurd tenderness that arises from the contact between human and machine bodies. Through the juxtaposition of mobility and stillness, the work develops a poetic reflection on the prerequisites of movement.

As a place of work and regeneration, the auto repair shop serves a dual function. The act of repair also contains a moment of inner emotion. What happens to us when we step out of the flow of everyday movements—the streams of people in pedestrian zones or the avalanches of cars on the streets—and enter a space of stillness? The workshop becomes an in-between space where movement does not take place visibly, but is prepared, made possible, and reimagined.

In the context of WerkRaum’s September theme, “In Motion,” *Care Without A Capital C* offers an unconventional perspective on mobility. Artist Anne-Louise Hoffmann’s work focuses not on speed or locomotion, but on their prerequisites: care, maintenance, nurturing, and regeneration. She reminds us that people—and machines, too—need moments of pause in order to keep moving forward. For the brief duration of the video, an imaginary space emerges that blocks out the hustle and bustle of the city and invites viewers to reconsider mobility as an interplay of movement, stillness, and care.