Vacant building

Bremerhaven, Germany

Nov. 14, 2023

This exhibition focuses on the intimate relationship between “inside” and “outside” as sound passes across and through adjacent spaces.

Developed as a site-specific work in an empty apartment, the exhibition features multiple installations which emphasize the acoustic relationships and ‘dialogues’ between different rooms, a balcony and a courtyard. There are microphones transmitting both environmental and contact sounds from one space into another; loudspeakers also play back recordings of slow-walks that have previously been performed in the space.

This work is intended to produce a sense of presence, communication, and interrelation, ideally resulting in a contemplative orientation towards the site. The otherwise vacant state of the apartment combined with the low playback volumes requires focus and attention, inviting viewers to linger and observe.

Credits

Location, Sound in Space, Microphones and Loudspeakers Placement: Davide Tidoni

Photos: Leonie Lomann w. Davide Tidoni

Thanks to: Jan Braetsch,  Jonas Hummel, Kreative Aufbruch Bremerhaven, WERK