1995 – 2002,
110 min, VHS
TILL DAWN is an autobiographical found piece, the recording of a test at the driving-simulator of Mercedes-Benz
AG in Berlin Marienfelde (one of the biggest installations of it’s kind in the world).
The prologue of the video: "At the end of an all night vigil Test-Subject 24 starts her ride. Driving under conditions of extreme fatigue is researched. The simulated autobahn path is exceptionally tedious. No aids are allowed to help in staying awake." The video’s title is a reference to the feature-film FROM DUSK TILL DAWN that is about enduring until sunrise against an overpowering horde of vampires and zombies - which provides the viewers entertainment. The video TILL DAWN on the other hand challenges the audience, as well as the protagonist, with the difficult task of staying awake despite a minimum of entertainment. Only the failure of the protagonist, Test-Subject 24, ends the video – she loses control over the vehicle. The simulated nightscape is transformed into a simulated sunrise. Alan Marsik
Ulrike Solbrig, Germany: Chausseestr. 110-I, 10115 Berlin, call: plus vier neun eins fünf fünf sieben vier drei fünf sechs fünf sechs drei ulrike@solbrig.de