Katrin Hornek: testing grounds
<p><em>Bilingual in English and German</em></p> <p>The publication accompanying the exhibition <em>testing grounds</em> reflects Katrin Hornek’s artistic approach, which is based on interdisciplinary research and collaboration. This new, immersive installation deals with the measurable global evidence of radioactive radiation as a result of hundreds of above-ground nuclear weapons tests since 1945. Screenshots of chat histories and voice messages, which depict the diverse research and were written together with Sabina Holzer are dispersed throughout the book, together with photographs of the performance choreographed by Karin Pauer. The essays by the American cultural critic and activist Brian Holmes and the curator Anne Faucheret offer in-depth insights and wide-ranging references to this highly topical project. Excerpts of the soundscape composed by Zosia Hołubowska as an integral part of the installation can be accessed and listened to via a QR code.</p>
Artists: Katrin Hornek
Editors: Katrin Hornek, Jeanette Pacher
Contributors: Anne Faucheret, Brian Holmes, Cat Jimenez, Karin Pauer, Katrin Hornek, Mani Obeya, Martina De Dominicis, Sabina Holzer, Zosia Hołubowska
Assistant Editor: Anne Faucheret
Publication Manager: Tina Lipsky
Series Designer: Sabo Day
Graphic Designer: Sabo Day
Translators: Friederike Kulcsar
Copy Editor: Charlotte Eckler, Johannes Payer
Secession, Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther und Franz König
Part of: Secession Publications