CATCH 22 – Damned if I do, Damned if I don’t

mixed media installation, 2008 at .CHB/ .HBC, Berlin
category: Zonographic Society/ Materialisations

Etymology:
from Catch-22, paradoxical rule in the novel Catch-22 (1961) by Joseph Heller Date: 1971 1: a problematic situation for which the only solution is denied by a circumstance inherent in the problem or by a rule (the show-business catch–22—no work unless you have an agent, no agent unless you‘ve worked — Mary Murphy);
also : the circumstance or rule that denies a solution 2 a: an illogical, unreasonable, or senseless situation b: a measure or policy whose effect is the opposite of what was intended c : a situation presenting two equally undesirable alternatives 3: a hidden difficulty or means of entrapment: catch

Merriam Webster Online Dictionary

 

Catch 22 is a reprise of the work that was arranged with the Zonographic Society for „Wait and Seek“ with a bit of a twist (hence the title). It was configured for a one week show celebrating the opening of a new party/art space at the former space of the Hungarian cultural institute in Berlin (east) which particulary during the last years of the GDR provided a meeting space for people with different opinions. The installation plays on the meaning of the title and invokes the novel which, among other things can be viewed as a general critique of bureaucratic operation and reasoning crushing the individual with absurdity.
Guided Tours were offered.

 

En Voyage Catch 22 - Installation Detail
En Voyage
Catch 22 – Installation Detail
Perpetual Locomotion Catch 22 - Installationdetai
Perpetual Locomotion
Catch 22 – Installationdetai
Ongoing Office Desk Catch 22 - Installation View
Ongoing Office Desk
Catch 22 – Installation View
Catch22 - Office Catch 22 - Installationdetail
Catch22 – Office
Catch 22 – Installationdetail
Catch 22 The Stage Installation Overview
Catch 22 The Stage
Installation Overview
Catch 22 Perspective of the Mouse Catch 22 Installation View
Catch 22 Perspective of the Mouse
Catch 22 Installation View
Luria Catch 22 - Installationdetail
Luria
Catch 22 – Installationdetail
Traces Catch 22 - Installationdetail
Traces
Catch 22 – Installationdetail