Hybrid Spaces
*This project was awarded for the UE University as the best of 2026
What do you see?
Did you see how the cities change? How do behaviors and rituals adapt to a new time, a new space, a multicultural society? Were you able to go near? Did you see yourself in it?
You are welcome here. If you want, you can be part of it.
Are you open to that?
What are you listening?
Listen to the melody... Perhaps you feel something familiar. Here you listen to the heart of a city, a hybrid city, with more than 33 instruments from around the world: A Didgeridoo, a Xiāo flute, an analog organ, a sitar, Rhodes Keys, and others.
Maybe from your hometown, maybe for a place you remember. Perhaps you are still missing in the melody, but you are now able to complement it.
See, enjoy, listen, dance
Exhibition Description
This project was exhibited at the UE University on Dessauer Straße, Berlin. It was conceived as a dialogue between a tangible physical space and an intangible yet visible one, where two modes of experience coexist: that of the observer, who perceives the space visually, and that of the participant, who actively engages with it. In both cases, the viewer encounters a projected visual language that functions symbolically, mediating between presence and interpretation.
Sound design plays an equally crucial role. This hybrid soundscape is composed through the collaborative integration of traditional instruments from different regions of the world, each contributing melodic fragments that gesture toward their cultural origins. The composition emphasizes coexistence, dialogue, and balance, allowing each expression to retain its distinct identity while contributing to a shared auditory field. In this way, the music becomes a metaphor for cultural hybridity: difference is not erased, but interwoven into a collective experience.
How can we reveal a transforming space of change shaped by multiple cultures? How might it be perceived by those who inhabit it, by the character who passes through it, or by the distant observer?
Tools & Technologies
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TouchDesigner
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Ableton Live
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Map Mapping
Hardware
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Prisma Structure in Carton
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Projector and Tripod
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Headphones
