The group exhibition developed out of and with the research project ‘Dizziness– A Resource’, conducted by the artist duo Ruth Anderwald + Leonhard Grond since 2014. It forms part of the artistic curatorial research and shows in particular—starting from the medium of film—works in which dizziness becomes an artistic method used to investigate orientations, views and intentions, to drive developments or challenge rules. For many artists, the experience of dizziness is an immanent part of their artistic practice.
The ‘Living in a Dizzying World’ (2015-2016) competition was set up for the exhibition, attached to a study in collaboration with ‘Dizziness – A Resource’ and the Institute of Differential Psychology at the University of Graz. Some 38 international artists were monitored in a daily survey, allowing an analysis of dizziness within the creative process. Among other things, the study confirmed that a feeling of insecurity and loss of control does occur in many cases of artistic creativity. The winning film is Fractal Crisis by Swedish artists Viktor Landström and Sebastian Wahlforss, which can be seen in the exhibition.
