Run Dry

Sebastian Doplbaur

Curated by Niclas Schöler

At Pilot, Vienna

February 07 — March 05, 2023

Photography by kunst-dokumentation.com

to run dry; running out of, drying out, versiegen
to stop after movement
Halt machen. And trying to refill in the shade.

 

Two hat-shaped objects balance on pedestals out of metal. Their geometry is based on beach umbrellas. Although technically the hats fit a person’s head, both are rather unpractical to wear. Cement Hat (MC e) weighs nineteen kilograms, and the texture of wooden rings adds six more. Its protective features change to the contrary due to its materiality.
In the process of hydration, two and a half liters of water chemically reacted with the cement.

 

This water is trapped inside that headgear for eternity. Thus it shall protect me on my wandering in the burning heat. Protect me from glimmering mirages and ferocious beasts.

 

— Sebastian Doplbaur

Run Dry, Sebastian Doplbaur, curated by Niclas Schöler, Pilot, Vienna, 2023
Run Dry, Sebastian Doplbaur, curated by Niclas Schöler, Pilot, Vienna, 2023
Run Dry, Sebastian Doplbaur, curated by Niclas Schöler, Pilot, Vienna, 2023
Run Dry, Sebastian Doplbaur, curated by Niclas Schöler, Pilot, Vienna, 2023
Run Dry, Sebastian Doplbaur, curated by Niclas Schöler, Pilot, Vienna, 2023
Run Dry, Sebastian Doplbaur, curated by Niclas Schöler, Pilot, Vienna, 2023
Run Dry, Sebastian Doplbaur, curated by Niclas Schöler, Pilot, Vienna, 2023
Run Dry, Sebastian Doplbaur, curated by Niclas Schöler, Pilot, Vienna, 2023
Run Dry, Sebastian Doplbaur, curated by Niclas Schöler, Pilot, Vienna, 2023
Run Dry, Sebastian Doplbaur, curated by Niclas Schöler, Pilot, Vienna, 2023
Run Dry, Sebastian Doplbaur, curated by Niclas Schöler, Pilot, Vienna, 2023
Run Dry, Sebastian Doplbaur, curated by Niclas Schöler, Pilot, Vienna, 2023
Run Dry, Sebastian Doplbaur, curated by Niclas Schöler, Pilot, Vienna, 2023
Run Dry, Sebastian Doplbaur, curated by Niclas Schöler, Pilot, Vienna, 2023

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