In his series Die Pappel im Wind, Christoph Westermeier focuses on Ernst Heimrath (1905–1945), an actor and dancer largely forgotten by theatre history. Heimrath began his career as an extra before creating his own choreographies and photographic works.
Westermeier explores Heimrath’s life through archival fragments, weaving together text and photography in a media-critical film collage. The work offers a glimpse into a nonconformist life in the early 20th century. More