Potatoworld is a fictitious country located within the Federal Republic of Germany. It is a “mono-cultural country with proud heritage”, partially based on towns like Weimar and Jena in Thüringen.​

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​It centres around the character Paloma von Kartoffel (portrayed by the artist), a descendant of Kartoffelisch migrants, returns to reconnect with her roots, only to find that her ancestral homeland no longer exists. And the Kartoffelisch ethnicity and Potatoworld's territory are unrecognized by Germany or the EU, their existence erased and absorbed into the larger German culture. 

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Through a fabricated history and cultural identity of Potatoworld and the ethnicity of Kartoffelisch people, and by deliberately mishandling the past, this project is a playful yet satirical exploration of how history, memory, and storytelling construct national, cultural and collective identities.