Friedrich Nietzsche had a promising career as a scholar ahead of him: at only 24 years of age, he became a professor of philology in Basel. But a mysterious illness forced him to resign from his professorship. He retreated to the mountains in the hope of recovering. There he wrote some of the most important, but also most controversial, philosophical works of the 19th century. But his works remained unread, his thoughts unheard. His health deteriorated. Increasing exhaustion, the resulting loneliness and neglect destroyed his mind. Disappointment and despair gnawed at his self. We show Nietzsche in these last moments before he fell silent, losing himself in madness. 

Our performance brings this downfall to life. We interpret Nietzsche's last texts using the latest artistic and technical means: intense surround sound and immersive projections complement the actors' performances.

Mara Koppitsch Concept, Performance; Haruki Noda Concept, Sound, Music; Nicolás Henao-Bonnet Visuals; Milena Nowak Set Design, Performance; Catherine Spet Visuals; Sara Nielsen Costumes

Three artists spent five days at the Hohe Wand exploring the relationship between humans, technology and nature. Our research findings were presented at the end of 2024 in the form of a transmedial performance at Semmelweis Clinic Vienna.

Today's world is characterised by an increasing alienation from nature. We want to address this deficient relationship in an integrative, transformative and fundamentally open process. For overcoming alienation cannot be achieved by returning to or reconciling with a supposed primal state. On the contrary: we strive to build a creative bridge between nature and technology by capturing the beauty and diversity of nature. 

Our research methodology was based on a transdisciplinary approach that combines approaches from the fields of art, natural sciences and technology. Among other things, we explored special geological sites and developed innovative approaches to sound and image generation based on their geological features.

Participating artists: Milena Nowak, Haruki Noda, Nicolás Henao Bonnet

What role do myths play today? Which mythological narratives shape our perception of reality? And what might a mystery play look like today?

We have approached these questions through artistic research by juxtaposing BDSM aesthetics with the myth of the Oracle of Delphi. According to historians, this myth had a community-building function. The drug-induced prophecies of this oracle were of fundamental importance to the Athenian community and the cohesion of the democratic city-state.

We believe that this also applies to modern BDSM culture. Our performance is a ritual re-enactment of the Delphi myth through the medium of electronic and digital art. In the spirit of musikē technē – the technique or art of the muses – we want to take a very broad view of the term “music”. For the daughters of Mnemosyne were patron goddesses of all the arts and, if the stories are to be believed, it was no coincidence that they had their seat above the Oracle of Delphi.

Participating artists: Catherine Spet, Milena Nowak, Mara Koppitsch, Haruki Noda, Alejandro López Alvarez