ERSCHÜTTERUNG DER WELT, 2025
DV, 26', loop, sound
Erschütterung der Welt is based on the correspondence between the artist Barbara Müller and the ‘curator Hans Ulrich Obrist’ (HUO), which took place during the coronavirus period from 3 November to 3 December 2021. Inconsistencies in the exchange of messages quickly led to the assumption that HUO must be a ‘double’. Nevertheless, the desire and curiosity to continue the exchange was great, so that the correspondence continued from day to day, from week to week.
Erschütterung der Welt is a humorous work about the art world, the relationship between the artist and the curator, but also about communication and new media. The work raises questions about our identity: Who are we? Who do we want to be? How do we represent ourselves in social media?
The video piece Erschütterung der Welt was created in close collaboration with the artist Barbara Müller.
View of the exhibition Here and Now, Shedhalle Zug, 2025Photo: Kilian Bannwart