R. Sebastian Schachinger 13th hour notes

As part of his first major institutional exhibition, the artist, who works in Basel and Vienna, and was awarded the Kiefer Hablitzel | Göhner Art Prize in 2022, will present a rigorously structured durational performance over a period of fourteen days.
Based on the idea of introducing a thirteenth hour to the traditional twelve-hour system, Schachinger has conceived a decentralized clock at the Kunsthaus Baselland that keeps time in a novel way.
The works and performances, some of which have been developed specifically for this concept, all focus on themes such as (social) synchronization and tempo within spatial and societal structures, as well as collectively listening, experiencing, and layering music and sound and their relationship to space. In twelve individual performances—always at the thirteenth hour—Schachinger will go about his daily life and perform according to the time displayed by this clock. Admission to all performances and the exhibition is free.

On September 23 and 24, the Kunsthaus Baselland will also host the Swiss Performance Art Award 2023.

Curators: Ines Tondar & Ines Goldbach