HIIIIIIIT: An Exhibition Exploring Resilience and Self-Optimization by Stefan Panhans and Andrea Winkler
This compelling contemporary art exhibition delves into systemic crises through video installations reflecting intense performance modes.
The 'HIIIIIIIT' exhibition by Stefan Panhans and Andrea Winkler critically examines social and individual resilience amid contemporary crises. It explores intense pressures of self-optimization and risk management within a neoliberal society. Through compelling video installations like 'Border Control' and 'DEFENDER,' the artists reflect on efforts to adapt. This artistic collaboration offers insightful reflections on performance and societal demands.
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Exhibition summary
The exhibition 'HIIIIIIIT' by Stefan Panhans and Andrea Winkler explores themes of social and individual resilience in contemporary society, focusing on the pressures of self-optimization and risk management in the face of systemic crises. It features video installations and other works that reflect on performance modes and their associated overexertion.
Curatorial context
The exhibition 'HIIIIIIIT' by Stefan Panhans and Andrea Winkler delves into the contemporary paradigm of social and individual resilience, set against a backdrop of constant crises. The title, an acronym for high-intensity interval training, serves as a metaphor for the intense efforts individuals make to adapt and withstand challenging times, questioning whether such extreme efforts are sufficient to navigate a crisis-ridden present. The exhibition reflects on personal and societal conceptions of risk management, particularly within the constraints of a neoliberal society that places significant responsibility on the individual for success or failure, all in pursuit of apparent economic growth.
Stefan Panhans and Andrea Winkler, whose artistic paths have frequently intersected, present compelling video installations and individual works. Their collaborative video installation 'Border Control' (2021) investigates border patrol training sessions, while 'DEFENDER' (2021) uses obsessive self-optimization slogans and SUV advertisements to highlight parallels in continuous self-improvement. Panhans' miniseries 'HOSTEL' (2018), with Winkler's assistance, addresses the struggle for survival within the culture industry. The exhibition showcases their dynamic collaboration, which began with Winkler outfitting Panhans' videos and Panhans influencing Winkler's sculptural works, leading to a series of significant video installations presented together in Vienna.
Admission and ticket notes
The exhibition runs from September 30 to November 26, 2022. Further details regarding visiting and ticketing can be found via the accompanying brochure, which may require accepting external content from Issuu.
HIIIIIIIT key exhibition facts
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Venue
Kunstraum Niederösterreich
Current status
Completed
Exhibition schedule
Sep 30, 2022 – Nov 26, 2022
Artist line / attribution
Featuring works by Stefan Panhans and Andrea Winkler, with an accompanying programme by Sunny Pfalzer. Curated by Katharina Brandl.
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