Anna Watzinger, Ruth Zimmermann
DEEP SCREEN_von Prinzessinen, Perlzwiebeln und Panik
Exhibition duration: 19.01. – 02.02.2021
Finissage: 02.02.2021, 18:00
Opening hours from 25.01.2021: Thu – Sun, 15:00 - 19:00
Please note that access and opening hours may be affected by prevailing COVID regulations. See mzbaltazarslaboratory.org for more information.

ANNA WATZINGER
INSOMNIA 2.0_THINGS THINKING DATA DEMONS
Sensory installation, physical experience, 2020
Motorised, modified hospital bed, five-part plastic cover, video projections on satin-finished acrylic glass panels
(Text about the work on the image at the event discussion section)
annawatzinger.com vimeo.com/annawatzinger

RUTH ZIMMERMANN
CLOSE TO HOME
Interactive video embedded in video game mechanics / installation, 2021
Monitor / PC, carpet, armchair, coffee table; game: WIN / MAC version to download

CLOSE TO HOME is an interactive experimental video work, whose handling and interaction are inspired by full motion video (FMV) games of the 1990s.
Gamers play a character who lives isolated from the outside world, trapped in his apartment. Using the point-and-click mechanics, they can navigate through the apartment, activate different videos, and search for objects, which should remind the character that there’s still life out there.
The objective of the game is to motivate her/him to go outside again and participate in public life. If one fails, the character continues to mentally deteriorate, and the apartment metaphorically with her/him.
madamekopfnuss.com