Three Steps of the Story

Grounded: Fashion's Entanglements with Nature | UK Tour
Written By Fashion In Film
Denmark, 2012. Director Jeannette Ehlers. 3min 35sec.

In Three Steps of the Story, the artist waltzes in a mirrored hall, evoking the historic moment when Governor Peter von Scholten invited ‘free Negroes’ to a ball, scandalizing white society. The video references von Scholten’s proclamation of emancipation for enslaved people on St. Croix in 1848, using Fort Frederick as its symbolic backdrop. 

Past screenings

Grounded: Fashion’s Entanglements with Nature – UK Tour
Friday 19 September 2025, 19:00 | Arnolfini, Bristol
Presented as a part of ‘Cartographies of Memory,’ a programme featuring multiple shorts by Jeannette Ehlers and a discussion between the artist and Karen Alexander.

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