“hier, anderswo”, audio drama installation, Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden - Centre for Contemporary Art (2022)
hier, anderswo
Audio drama installation, 6ch audio, wardrobe, LED candles, cloth diaper for babies, 00:08:08, 2022
Nomination: In the German selection (GNM) and official submit to international jury for ISCM (International Society for Contemporary Music) World Music Days 2024 (Host country: Faroe Islands), Section Federal Republic of Germany of the International Society for Contemporary Music, Berlin, Germany, 2023
Solo show “hier, anderswo“, 24 Nov 2022 - 5 Mar 2023, Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden - Centre for Contemporary Art (Curator: Elke Gruhn), 2023
Solo show “liebe.mutter”, Jun 29 2024 - Jul 21 2024, KunstKulturKirche Allerheiligen, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 2024
# Protection zone
# Darkness and warmth
# Child’s point of view
EN)
The audio-drama installation <hier, anderswo> (2022) consists of an old wardrobe (inside: LED candles, a loudspeaker, and playback technology) and a long, white baby cloth diaper. Another five loudspeakers are distributed around the wardrobe in the exhibition space. An audio passage lasts eight minutes. The work begins with the voice of a girl (Anna Hensel) hiding imaginatively in the wardrobe; she invites the audience to discover the allegory of various scenes while listening to the story of the girl talking to herself. <hier, anderswo> conveys a dual perspective on the inner sanctuary (embrace) with darkness and warmth from a child's point of view. The accompanying 5-channel surround sound (water, wind, rustling leaves, etc.) makes it possible to associatively experience the girl's emotions, memories and existence.
DE)
Die Audio-Drama-Installation <hier, anderswo> (2022) besteht aus einem alten Kleiderschrank (darin: LED-Kerzen, ein Lautsprecher, Abspieltechnik) und einer langen, weißen Baby-Stoffwindel. Weitere 5 Lautsprecher sind im Ausstellungsraum um den Kleiderschrank herum verteilt. Ein Audio-Durchgang dauert 8 Minuten. Die Arbeit beginnt mit der Stimme eines Mädchens (Anna Hensel), das sich imaginär in dem Kleiderschrank versteckt; sie lädt das Publikum ein, die Allegorie verschiedener Szenen zu entdecken, während es der Geschichte des Mädchens lauscht, das mit sich selbst spricht. <hier, anderswo> vermittelt eine Doppelperspektive auf die innere Schutzzone (Umarmung) mit Dunkelheit und Wärme aus kindlicher Sicht. Der dazugehörige 5-Kanal-Surround-Sound (Wasser, Wind, Blätterrauschen etc.) macht Emotionen, Erinnerungen und die Existenz des Mädchens assoziativ erfahrbar.
KR)
오래된 옷장(내부: LED 양초, 스피커, 플레이어)과 길고 하얀 아기 기저귀로 구성된 오디오 드라마 설치 작품 <hier, anderswo>(KR: 여기, 다른 곳에서, 2022)는 그 주변으로 5개의 스피커가 배치되어 있다. 8분 동안 펼쳐지는 이 작품은 옷장에 숨어 있는 가상의 소녀(성우: 안나 헨젤)의 목소리로 시작된다. 관객은 혼잣말하는 소녀의 이야기를 들으며 다양한 장면의 알레고리를 발견하도록 이곳에 초대된다. 작품 <hier, anderswo>(KR: 여기, 다른 곳에서, 2022)는 아이의 시선으로 어둠과 따뜻함이 공존하는 내면의 보호 영역(포옹)에 대한 이중적인 시각을 전달한다. 설치물에 연결된 5채널 서라운드 사운드(물소리, 바람, 나뭇잎이 바스락거리는 소리 등)는 감정, 기억, 소녀의 존재에 대한 연상적 경험을 만들어낸다.








Credits:
Concept by Hyunju Oh
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Script & sound composition: Hyunju Oh
Voice: Anna Hensel
Documentation
Photo and film : Hyunju Oh
Special thanks: Stefan Fricke, Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden
Production support:
Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden - Centre for Contemporary Art.