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Collage of five diverse artworks from the Hammer Museum Collections side by side. From left to right: 1) Contemporary painting of two embracing figures with surreal elements. 2) Post-impressionist style painting of trees with vibrant blues and greens. 3) Black and white illustration of a face with intricate patterns. 4) Japanese woodblock print style image of a figure in a checkered robe. 5) Photograph of a couple dancing, the woman in a black dress and the man in white

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IMage of a person wearing black shorts and sturt and a baseball cap, running on a treadmill in a room with other treadmills and large windows in the dar wall.

Mihály Stefanovicz

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Mihály Stefanovicz, 4_Runners, 2017. Single-channel video,10 min. Selected by Tromsø Kunstforening, Norway

Four time-based scenarios featuring ultra-runners performing on treadmills, staged in gyms and private apartments throughout Norway. Stefanovicz works with the atavistic act of running and implies a post-modern, J. Baudrillard-inspired view on it: For the runner on the treadmill, landscapes are no longer of any use, the soil is far outdated. The treadmill—>mill—>wheel is perpetually turning without ever touching the ground, suspending the runner in virtual distance, eliminating the notion of a journey. The final goal is solely the ecstasy of fatigue.

The piece attempts to navigate the viewer through two separated time planes simultaneously: One that is the actual duration of the video, and the other that relates to the time that the runners spent on the treadmill. The former is measured in minutes while the latter is perceived in hours. That is to say, the stopwatch is the core of 4_Runners by providing the ultimate narrative: The passage of time.

4_Runners was developed from the multichannel video installation Document_3,4,5,6 under the support and guidance of Tromsø Kunstforening.