The striking staircase with its glass exterior walls in one of the earliest buildings of Kassel's post-war reconstruction was considered by Jan Hoet to be the backbone of his exhibition topography. Max Neuhaus filled this central location with an electronically generated sound installation. It develops in slight modifications over three floors. Each level is assigned its own continuous tone, each characterized by an individual timbre.
Without any visible elements, the "Sound Work" unfolds a sound structure that takes place at the limits of perceptibility. Because its level is only slightly higher than the background noise of the outside world, it demands a sharpening of perception and sensitivity to the acoustic offer. If you listen carefully, the traffic areas expand into a meditative spatial experience in a sphere suspended in time.
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