Tourists observe places. Places observe tourists. The installation TOURIST shows both perspectives – simultaneously, across three screens, in a continuous loop. Angela Bedekovic and Matthias Grunsky explore the contradiction between individual longing and the realities of mass tourism. The work reflects a fundamental tension: the desire to travel and visit landmarks alongside the knowledge of disappointed expectations and ecological consequences. There are three autonomous screens yet they respond to one another, unfolding their effect through the interplay of image, rhythm, sound, and spatial arrangement. The audience sits, stands, or moves through the space – much like tourists themselves – suspended between contemplation, reflection, and the urge to move on.
Angela Bedekovic / Matthias Grunsky
Angela Bedekovic and Matthias Grunsky have collaborated as SEARCHfilm since 2019, making documentary and experimental films, short fiction, and art installations.
Working almost entirely as a duo, their projects explore human behavior, perspective, and what goes unnoticed — without judgment, and with attention to form.
Bedekovic studied dramatics in Munich. She works across film, photography, performance, and music, blending theatrical, performative, and filmic expression.
Grunsky is a cinematographer and photographer with a longstanding collaboration with US director Andrew Bujalski across seven feature films. He has worked on independent productions, documentaries, and TV in the US and Europe.
