Pipilotti Rist – Artwork in Public Space
Open My Glade (Flatten), 2000–2017
single-channel video installation (color, silent), 10’07”
© Pipilotti Rist
Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth, Luhring Augustine and videoart.ch
We are pleased to present Open My Glade (Flatten) by Pipilotti Rist, one of the most prominent figures in contemporary video art.
Opening: 11 February 2026, 6:00 PM
Exhibition duration: until 15 July 2026
Venue: Waiting room of the Trenčín bus station
The first intervention of this year’s Na počkanie (While Waiting) cycle is presented in the waiting room of the Trenčín bus station—a place that serves as a gateway to the city and at the same time a space of constant movement, waiting, and transition.
Amid the arrivals and departures of buses, Pipilotti Rist’s work functions as a poetic pause. A woman pressing her face flat against a monitor seems to be trying to pass through the glass and descend into the street—to cross the boundary between the world of the image and our reality. This subtle yet insistent gesture disrupts the routine of waiting and opens up space for a brief moment of stillness, bodily awareness, and attentiveness to one’s own perception.
Since the 1990s, Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist has fundamentally reshaped the way video art can be experienced. For her, video is not merely a projection on a gallery wall, but becomes a spatial situation and a bodily experience. Her work sensitively explores how images shape our perception, memory, and everyday rituals—and how they touch both intimacy and public space.
Curators: Audrey Hörmann, Jaro Varga
Visual identity: Lukáš Vančo
Production: Veronika Němcová
PR and social media: Adam Civín
Realization: Jozef Vančo – Gutenart
Technical support: Samuel Antol
More information: www.waitingplaces.sk
