Echoes of Now; 2021

10.000 snappers clashed against a surface. 10.000 mini-explosions left traces of this self-imposed task, performed by the artist, alone in a room in search for the “here and now“. A single repeated gesture produces thousands of short moments, which are instantly replaced by the subsequent event.

What happened in the past is drawn to the now on diverse media levels and becomes tangible. Past and present, physical and mediated realities fuse into a new whole.

shown at University of Applied Arts Vienna

burn marks, snapper remains, speaker, screen, video (03:33:41 min.)
performative mixed media installation

Echoes of Now; video documentation; installation view; University of Applied Arts Vienna

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photos by Fritz Enzo Kargl