Accountability Machine, 2017
Kathryn Gohmert / Timm Burkhardt
40x60x60 cm
Copper, glass, wood, steel, marble, distance sensor
The work is completed and operating only when a human approaches it. The presence of the viewer causes the compass needle to pull toward them, with each person then becoming „true north“.
Built as a reaction to the current political climate, this machine delegates narrative responsibility to each person encountered, to both oppose the feeling of being unheard and to remind the viewer of their critical part of the more complete whole.
It is hoped, as a result of this interaction, people recognize the weight of their own voices and no longer feel the need to resort to desperate, reactionary measures.
Die Route wird neu berechnet
Kultursymposium Weimar 2019
Imaginary Bauhaus Museum, 2019
Schiller Museum Weimar
Woche der Demokratie, 2019
Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar
Manifest of Practice, 2019
Thüringer Staatskanzlei
III. Berliner Herbstsalon, 2017
Maxim Gorki Theater
View on Vimeo
kathryngohmert.com
timmburkhardt.com
Kathryn Gohmert / Timm Burkhardt
40x60x60 cm
Copper, glass, wood, steel, marble, distance sensor
The work is completed and operating only when a human approaches it. The presence of the viewer causes the compass needle to pull toward them, with each person then becoming „true north“.
Built as a reaction to the current political climate, this machine delegates narrative responsibility to each person encountered, to both oppose the feeling of being unheard and to remind the viewer of their critical part of the more complete whole.
It is hoped, as a result of this interaction, people recognize the weight of their own voices and no longer feel the need to resort to desperate, reactionary measures.
Die Route wird neu berechnet
Kultursymposium Weimar 2019
Imaginary Bauhaus Museum, 2019
Schiller Museum Weimar
Woche der Demokratie, 2019
Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar
Manifest of Practice, 2019
Thüringer Staatskanzlei
III. Berliner Herbstsalon, 2017
Maxim Gorki Theater
View on Vimeo
kathryngohmert.com
timmburkhardt.com