Empty garden is a sound piece that tries to connect two spatially separated locations. The urban space becomes the actual place of action. The visitor is invited to listen to a musical composition and to perceive everyday noise. High-frequency sound on the soundtrack alerts the visitor‘s attention to perceive background noise that is ordinarily blanked out or filtered. The mixture of the components alerts the viewer‘s perception to situations that surround him, ranging from the city noises to the more intimate sounds in the backyard where the gallery is located. (C. N.)

Empty garden
(20.5 min, 1999)
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