Working on Dizziness 2020

Travelling Showpeople and Mechanically Generated Rush Experiences at Fairs. (Cinematic) Present-Day Insights and Historical Context
Veronika Barnaš

Österreichische Zeitschrift für Volkskunde 1/2020

The article provides insight into the artistic-scientific research process that took place during work on the documentary film RIDING (2020, 30 min). Structured along travel logbook entries made while shooting and individual scenes from the film, the article reflects on the current work and life situation of show people and on their work in the (historical) context of disseminating mechanically generated experiences of exhilaration and dizziness, as well as their purpose, on fairs from the eighteenth century onwards.

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