Going Viral — Wireframe K922 copy

_{CHRISTOPHER KLETTERMAYER
Going Viral

Hörnesgasse Projektraum, Vienna 2018

Five years after his infection with HIV, Christopher decided to work under the pseudonym Philipp Spiegel (until 2020) to address the changed way of dealing with intimacy, love and sex and to raise awareness of the social implications of an HIV infection.

“Going Viral is the name of the first exhibition cycle after my diagnosis. It explores the violent changes that occurred after my diagnosis; reflecting on the initial emotional and personal challenges spanning over the first two years after my infection. By using abstracted photography and installations, I engage the viewer in showing what an HIV infection feels like; What goes on in the mind, how does one perceive the body and how does the perception of the self change? From feeling poisonous, and being plagued by self-doubt and self-loathing, to reflecting on my own behaviour in the past, burdened by regret. “- Christopher Klettermayer

In the run-up to the exhibition, Die Zeit published four columns by Philipp Spiegel/Christopher Klettermayer. He talks about his diagnosis, what it is like to meet women as a man with HIV and his search for those he might have infected. The articles are available under following link > Die Zeit

> Webpage of Christopher Klettermayer

artworks & photos © Christopher Klettermayersupported by Aids Hilfe Wien}