DISRUPTED RHYTHMS
Aya Hastwell, Caroline L.A. Wheeler, Ean Nicole Konopnicki, Ceyda Oskay, Pragya Bhargava, Sally Stenton, Sandy Layton
Exhibiting as part of
Glitches, Blips and Bugs
Curated by: Oliver Cloke and (I) Instructor

Opening Dates: June 27th - July 3rd, 2025
Location: WEST / Alte WU, Augasse 2-6, 1090 Vienna, Austria
Find out more at: https://vcasvienna.com/glitches-blips-and-bugs
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FOLLOW THE STEPS
and dance with us
Find the talismanic magic garments. Wear one or hold one.
Feel in the pockets.
Find a bird, let it soar and place it back in another pocket.
Look for the planet of Kindness and Compassion KC 82. Think of a simple act of kindness.
Sit on the floor with the life pathway canvas. You are invited to use the colours provided to add yourself to the canvas.
Find the planet of Enlightenment and Wisdom EW 119. With your eyes closed, visualise a bird for 2 minutes. Every time your mind wanders, bring your attention back to the bird.
Walk to the collar and detach the lead. Take the lead in hand and guide it around the exhibits. Be a human best friend and return the lead to the collar.
Locate the angel, read the poem.
Search for the planet of Happiness and Love HL 56. Think of a happy memory. Text the person who was a part of that memory.
Search for the planet of Serenity and Peace SP 0222. Find a comfortable standing or sitting position and relax your body. Let stillness wash over you. With every inhale, breathe in restfulness. With every exhale, release all tension. There is nothing you need to do right now except breathe.
Find a package tied with a string. Untie and add a little piece of your experience. Retie the package.
On this journey, if you chance upon the planet of Luck and Magic LM 73, tap your toes, twirl around, snap your fingers and make a wish.

Disrupted Rhythms is a work that choreographs opportunities for glitches, blips and bugs from conception, to making, shipping, installation and activations. Members of the Experimental Space Collective [esc] have each shipped a package from different parts of the world with one set of assembly and interaction instructions. The individual objects in the artwork are inspired by culturally specific myths, omens and rituals that are particular to an event or a practice from the artists' lives. When installed and activated, the work becomes a deliberate glitch in time. It creates a new space for powerful emotions, hope, luck and fortune in a contemporary world that is increasingly being driven by data and technology.
AYA HASTWELL
Life is Full of Glitches
1 Life Pathway
2025
CAROLINE L.A. WHEELER
Copper Pulse: The Interrupted Ritual of Coco
1 copper collar and lead
2025
EAN NICOLE KONOPNICKI
Angel and Silence
2 hands, 2 circles and 1 angel
2025
CEYDA OSKAY
Ritual Absence
13 protective items from accidental cuttings and dyes
2025
PRAGYA BHARGAVA
Rain Dance
5 Planets
2025
SALLY STENTON
The Beautiful Impossibility of Correspondence
Packaging
2025
SANDY LAYTON
Birds
4 Swallows
2025

Take the birds on a journey.