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GHOST HOUSE

Rewriting the ‘Haunted’ Narrative

in Florian Habicht’s Spookers
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park situated on the grounds of a former psy-
chiatric hospital, Florian Habicht instead found
himself documenting a homely refuge for in-
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mould. In conversation with the writer/director,
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isn’t one for following traditional narratives. An artist by train
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experimentation born of a sprightly fascination with getting out
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Building. ‘I always had my own camera,’ he tells me. ‘I loved to
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in funding applications.
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performances of the 280 employees who conjure up terrifying

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