Georg Winter

Psychotektonische Prozesse: Black Out, 2013

In his numerous art happenings and exhibitions, Georg Winter constantly enquires into the public space as an arena for action. Winter created a multimedia action space created for the Mercedes-Benz Contemporary, which has the property of initiating and instrumentalizing participation as an artistic process. This space is the means of setting in motion strategies of de-potentiation and de-escalation. Up-to-date monitoring technology allows visitors to explore active forms of irritation reduction. They can rest on the cushions and focus their concentration on a large-format screen. This black screen does not convey any information—instead, it directs one’s attention toward one’s own state of mind. As well as serving to reduce aggression, this experiment in behavior therapy reflects expectations and disappointments that we experience in relation to new media (in terms of the viewer’s physical attitude and location).