Pilgrimage, Intervention in public space, Lower Austria 2014
Pilgrimage, Intervention in public space, Lower Austria 2014
Pilgrimage, Intervention in public space, Lower Austria 2014
Pilgrimage, Intervention in public space, Lower Austria 2014
Pilgrimage, Intervention in public space, Lower Austria 2014
PILGRIMAGE
Intervention in public space, Lower Austria 2014
Intervention in public space, Lower Austria 2014
Invited by the „Kunstraum Niederösterreich“ the artist set off on an
expedition called „Hans im Glück“ („Hans in luck“ - a fary tale by brothers
Grimm) throughout lower austria for seven days.
Just as the program-leaflet tells, one could only get to meet Michail Michailov on his trip „by chance“, because the artist walked from Mariazell to Vienna. He was therefore inverting the pilgrimage, while replacing the original „Via-Sacra“- direction signs by white arrows pointing in different directions, to make clear, that „you don't need to pursue an objective“ to reach your luck. Within the Kunstraum he arranged those collected and other arrows, pointing to luck, in a circle.
The corresponding video shows Michailov standing next to the direction-signs wearing a white protection-overall. Staying completely motionless, he looks like he wants to make himself invisible. He refuses to give any explanation according to this mystic posture, which has become his trademark. Here too, he prefers to commit himself to the things to come. (Roman Gerold, DER STANDARD, 26.9.2014)
Just as the program-leaflet tells, one could only get to meet Michail Michailov on his trip „by chance“, because the artist walked from Mariazell to Vienna. He was therefore inverting the pilgrimage, while replacing the original „Via-Sacra“- direction signs by white arrows pointing in different directions, to make clear, that „you don't need to pursue an objective“ to reach your luck. Within the Kunstraum he arranged those collected and other arrows, pointing to luck, in a circle.
The corresponding video shows Michailov standing next to the direction-signs wearing a white protection-overall. Staying completely motionless, he looks like he wants to make himself invisible. He refuses to give any explanation according to this mystic posture, which has become his trademark. Here too, he prefers to commit himself to the things to come. (Roman Gerold, DER STANDARD, 26.9.2014)