Runner-up

The performance "Runner-up“ by Sofía Durrieu shows a runner in starting position, holding tension while awaiting a signal that never comes. At intervals, the runner stretches, hydrates, and prepares again, only to return to waiting in a repeated cycle. It explores tension as both vital force and inhibiting fixation. Conceptually, it critiques the narrowness of competitive, individualistic systems within performance-driven paradigms.

Sofía Durrieu (b.1980) lives and works between Basel and Buenos Aires. Her practice spans sculpture, performance, and interactive formats, inviting participation to create experiences of empathy and multidimensionality beyond dominant norms of functionality. Her work has been shown internationally at institutions such as Kunsthalle Basel, Fondation Beyeler, and Museo MALBA. She has received awards including the Swiss Art Awards and Atelier Mondial residency.