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Panic Box | 2004 Mixed Media | 1 Object 960/865/1700 | 1 Film 1:46 min HDV | 3 C-Prints 600/450 »Panic Box« is an interactive installation that instigates fear and panic in a person being locked in a man-size box. A voice invites the user to enter the box. After closing the door, the user is trapped inside and asked to pass a reaction test in order to open the door. The situation intensifies with the release of a gas and the continuous drop in reaction results. However, since the test result is manipulated and the gas is a placebo, the only way to exit the box is by pressing a panic button which raises an alarm and unlocks the door. The machine creates a hopeless situation from which the user can only escape by admitting a state of anxiety. Photos in collaboration with Jonas Unger.
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