2023/11/09

Pipilotti Rist Muses on Glitches in Her Early Work

“My theory is that the glitches are very similar to our subconscious. There is too much or too little wanted from us, and we react with psychosomatic problems. When our body glitches, it’s telling us we have to make a decision or change something.”
– Artist Pipilotti Rist, connecting the glitches in her early video art with embodied knowledge. “Analog glitches and mistakes are much nicer than digital ones. They are more physical,” she elaborates.
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