The previously concrete scenery of the park shifts – sometimes slowly, sometimes rapidly – between abstraction and concretion. The swift buzzing of an insect passing close to the ear, birdsong heard from afar – the soundscape of the park, audible from all directions, gradually merges with electronic imitations of these elements. The once dry sound of footsteps gradually transforms into the sound of steps moving through wet mud. This sound, together with the pounding and rattling against a bunker door, seems to involuntarily evoke memories of the past. The approaching voices of children—initially perceived as harmless and cheerful—paradoxically begin to resemble screams.[...]

“narthex” was realized at the ICST (Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology) of the Zurich University of the Arts during an Artist in Residence program.