The performance is an attempt to present the contradictions of emotional (in)stability. In the search for resonance, we inevitably come into contact with ourselves. But the path to self-efficacy often turns out to be a tightrope walk between powerlessness and loss of control. Isolation promises us security. We face our inner limits: We test and break through them, creating new realities. Shards make work, but hold potential. 

The performance was distributed across ten loudspeakers and a subwoofer. The artistic concept was expressed in the targeted positioning of the loudspeakers in the room and in the mixing, creating a fragmented play with the echo. Depending on the position, a new listening experience opened up in each case. Musical elements included live electronics, live microphoning and the irresistable sound of shattered glass. 

Surrounded by shards, the remains of the performance and text fragments, one can move through the space. The various installation objects invite you to linger. 

The installation is thematically dedicated to the chaos within a depression. The four walls represent a supposed security. A familiar home. We can see, but not penetrate. So it’s about the impenetrability of men- tal states, about perceptible and imperceptible external influences. What is inside and what is outside? Where do we find ourselves in a sea full of impressions? But it is also about patterns and recognition, repetition and reverberation. It’s about the desire for control and the fear of losing it. Sometimes even the most delicate touch is too much. 

The installation was realised through Soletti 8.1 soundsystem. People could generate sounds on the glassdoors via contactmicrophones. The Input was buffered and effected with Max Msp and Eurorack