Abstract
In Lena Lapschina's two-channel video installation "Runtime", a character is moving with great haste. It does so for minutes, for hours, for days. There's no aim in sight, not even a fata morgana. Synchronously a timepiece slowly but surely is wandering across the scene.
While at first glance the character seems to be driven by customary stress and inner conflicts, it turns out that the piece is tackling the more sensitive issues of modern societies.
If the attire of the character is any indication, it's about civilization at large, which in the eyes of many people is at stake these days.