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"Answer me, Pythia": Stina Fors's H13 Prize-Winning Performance Project at Kunstraum Niederösterreich

Explore destiny, self-knowledge, and ancient divination practices through this captivating contemporary art performance.

Stina Fors's "Answer me, Pythia" transforms Kunstraum Niederösterreich into a profound site for modern divination. This H13 prize-winning performance project delves into humanity's age-old quest for destiny and self-knowledge. Visitors can experience daily performances exploring mythical figures and contemporary life coaches who embody fate. This unique art project offers a compelling reflection on our desire for certainty.

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Exhibition summary

This performance project by H13 prize-winner Stina Fors transforms the Kunstraum into a temporary site of divination, exploring themes of destiny, self-knowledge, and the ancient Oracle of Delphi through daily performances.

Curatorial context

For millennia, humans have sought to understand their destinies, a role once held by the Oracle of Delphi. Stina Fors's performance project, 'Answer me, Pythia,' directly engages with this desire for certainty and self-knowledge. Over two weeks, Fors transforms the Kunstraum into a temporary site of divination, embodying various experts on fate from mythical figures to contemporary life coaches, supported by a ventriloquist's dummy. This project marks a new direction for the H13 prize, as the award-winning performance will span the entire H13 timeframe, with Fors present and performing daily during opening hours from November 22nd to December 6th, 2025. The performance begins as part of the H13 prize ceremony on November 21st, 2025. The H13 Prize aims to foster international networking for performance artists, and Fors will also undertake a residency at Studio Voltaire in London.

Admission and ticket notes

The performance 'Answer me, Pythia' begins as part of the H13 prize ceremony on Friday, November 21st, 2025, at 7pm. The durational performance runs from Saturday, November 22nd to Saturday, December 6th, 2025, daily during opening hours. Further information on the H13 Lower Austria Prize for Performance is available.

Answer me, Pythia key exhibition facts

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Venue
Kunstraum Niederösterreich
Current status
Completed
Exhibition schedule
Nov 21, 2025 – Dec 6, 2025
Artist line / attribution
The H13 prize-winning performance is by Stina Fors, a Swedish performance artist, drummer, and choreographer known for works oscillating between dance, theater, and music, often infused with tension, humor, and raw energy.
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