Irony of Fate
NordArt 2026
Bernd Reiter, Germany:
Irony of Fate, 2016 (updated 2022), installation: MiG-21, vintage American saloon cars, monitors, sandbags, steel beams, 530 x 810 x 1550 cm
Irony of Fate is a large-scale multimedia installation in which monumental wreckage and streaming news imagery converge in a stark, contemporary tableau. A decommissioned MiG-21 fighter plane lies crashed into two black American limousines, capturing a moment of collision that evokes geopolitical confrontation and global power dynamics. Monitors embedded within the air-craft and vehicles, along with scattered devices and found objects, extend the scene into the surrounding environment like impact debris. The looped footage from current crisis and war zones introduces a continuous media presence that disturbs the somber stillness of the scene. A provisional structure of sandbags and tank barriers anchors the work in present-day European conflict. Both memorial and warning, the installation reflects on responsibility, perception and the persistent circulation of violence in contemporary media.
Bernd Reiter, Deutschland:
Ironie des Schicksals, 2016 (Update 2022), Installation: MiG-21, US-Oldtimer-Limousinen, Monitore, Sandsäcke, Stahl-Träger, 530 x 810 x 1550 cm
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Irony of Fate
NordArt 2026
Bernd Reiter, Germany:
Irony of Fate, 2016 (updated 2022), installation: MiG-21, vintage American saloon cars, monitors, sandbags, steel beams, 530 x 810 x 1550 cm
Irony of Fate is a large-scale multimedia installation in which monumental wreckage and streaming news imagery converge in a stark, contemporary tableau. A decommissioned MiG-21 fighter plane lies crashed into two black American limousines, capturing a moment of collision that evokes geopolitical confrontation and global power dynamics. Monitors embedded within the air-craft and vehicles, along with scattered devices and found objects, extend the scene into the surrounding environment like impact debris. The looped footage from current crisis and war zones introduces a continuous media presence that disturbs the somber stillness of the scene. A provisional structure of sandbags and tank barriers anchors the work in present-day European conflict. Both memorial and warning, the installation reflects on responsibility, perception and the persistent circulation of violence in contemporary media.
Bernd Reiter, Deutschland:
Ironie des Schicksals, 2016 (Update 2022), Installation: MiG-21, US-Oldtimer-Limousinen, Monitore, Sandsäcke, Stahl-Träger, 530 x 810 x 1550 cm
www.nordart.de/fileadmin/downloads/kuenstler/REITER_NordA...