Discover Kristin Oppenheim's 'Echo': An Exhibition of Immersive Sound Art and Psychology

This exhibition features the sound installations of Kristin Oppenheim, known for her works that explore psychology, memory, and dreamlike states through the use of voice and sound. Visitors can expect to immerse themselves in auditory environments that evoke inner voices and subconscious themes.

Kristin Oppenheim is renowned for her captivating sound installations, which she has presented in exhibition spaces and public areas since the 1990s. Her work, deeply interested in psychology, narrative, and performance, is evident in the specific 'staging' that audiences literally immerse themselves in. Within these 'sound spaces,' she explores concepts such as memory, dreamlike states, the presence of absence, and the inner voice. The eerie presence of a disembodied voice, repeating fragments of songs, unfolds a highly suggestive narrative. Oppenheim uses her own voice and other sound sources as instruments to convey specific psychological moods. She experiments with repetition, layering, intonation, and volume to control the impact of soundtracks and enhance the perception of intimate situations. In this purely auditory form of performance, the 'actor' is not present, yet the narrative and melody echo in the audience's imagination, embedding themselves in memory. For 'Echo,' Oppenheim crafts a narrative centered on sleep, nocturnal wakefulness, and dream imagery—essentially, a state of consciousness different from our everyday functional mode. This is reflected in the canonic-like singing in the sound installation 'Where Did You Sleep Last Night?' (2013) and the ghostly, sleepwalking visual world of the new film installation 'Ultramarine' (2015), designed to seep into the subconscious and resonate for some time. The somnambulistic narration continues in 'After Hours' (2015), a series of screen prints showing the artist herself, emerging from and sinking back into darkness. In conjunction with the exhibition, the LP 'Where Did You Sleep Last Night?' was released, featuring the title track, which references Kurt Cobain's 1994 cover of the American folk song. Additionally, Kristin Oppenheim presents another work in close proximity to the Secession. In the subway passage, commuters traverse her sound installation 'Sally Go Round' (1995), an adaptation of the 1963 song 'Sally Go Round the Roses' by The Jaynettes.

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