Martina Geiger‑Gerlach

Explore, Preserve, Enjoy

The video still shows a scene from the participatory long-term performance 'waiting'. The young man pictured likely does not wear his shirt featuring an outdoor outfitter's slogan as a conscious textual contribution, nor is his warm gesture directed at us. As a poster, however, this snapshot can still create the impression that he is promoting himself and the others with confidence and disarming self-irony: 'Explore, preserve, enjoy!'"