“Der Lauf der Dinge”, by Swiss artists Peter Fischli and David Weiss shows a number of commonplace objects and substances arranged in a specific sequence. When the first action in the sequence is triggered, gravity, angular momentum, chemical reactions, impacts, and other science-based factors cause a chain reaction of events.

Fischli and Weiss set it up and filmed it in a warehouse that was about 100 feet long. They used loaded trash bags on twisted cords, car tires, shoes, chairs, ladders, ramps, candles, gasoline, soap, fire, balloons, water, pyrotechnics, and more. The sequence is shown as an uninterrupted chain of events that take place over nearly a half hour. But, on close examination, at least two dozen edits are evident.

Both the Museum Wiesbaden in Weisbaden, Germany and New York City’s Museum of Modern Art have the film on permanent display. It has been extensively exhibited; for example, at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, and the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Copenhagen.

“Der Lauf der Dinge” was part of the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics film display in the Robson Square Celebration Site outside the Vancouver Art Gallery in British Columbia. It has won a number of film awards.

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