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A Word on the Show’s Title

The German word Heimlich in this case refers to “secretive” and/or “cozy.” Freud referenced Heimlich to invoke “buried beneath.” In America, the reference is usually to Dr. Henry Heimlich (the originator of the abdominal thrust).

Hahner History

Margarete Hahner, who lives primarily in Los Angeles, was born in Bamberg, Germany. After obtaining a Master’s Degree in Painting in Karlsruhe, Germany (where she studied with the Danish painter Per Kirkeby), she lived and worked in Europe, settling in Berlin in 1988, just before the wall came down. In 2006, she moved her …