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TOUCHED BY YOUR PRESENCE In this installation, the typical relationship between time and self is subtly distorted. The delay in hearing one's voice creates a momentary disconnection from "being here now" . In Touched by Your Presence, visitors enter a space and put on a headset microphone that records their voice. What they say is then played back with a short delay through four speakers positioned behind a concave white wall. The pop song-like title hints at emotional and romantic undertones, yet the installation also explores a deeper interaction: how one is touched by their own presence.
As voices are echoed back, delayed and slightly distorted, participants experience the unsettling yet revealing sensation of hearing themselves as if for the first time. This alienating effect prompts a heightened self-awareness, blurring the boundaries between private and public identity. ' This collaborative installation by Christian Heide and Nikolaj Recke can be summarized as an echo device placed in an empty room, where words return as a delayed, distorted echo shortly after they are spoken. However, the installation transcends its function as "sound art." Its objective is not merely the manipulation of sound, but rather an exploration of our existential awareness. The artists aim to help participants "get to know themselves" through interaction with the piece. The echo becomes a "delayed self," reflecting back to participants an altered version of their voice, stimulating self-reflection and a reconsideration of their existence'. -Itaru Hirano's • Read Itaru Hirano's text: The delayed self |
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