Double Transactions

Das Ohr der Stadt

The interactions between public spaces with their acoustic dimensions and the human body are the point of departure for Fritjof Mangerich’s (b. Mettingen, 1990) creative practice. In site-specific interventions, he harnesses sound as a malleable material for probing explorations of the psyche of architecture as well as the organic operations of human perception.
The artist’s first monographic publication is centered on his works eine andere Stimme, care, Dusk Piece, and To the People of New York City. Created in Germany, Indonesia, and the United States between 2015 and 2019, the four works exemplify Mangerich’s sculptural and acoustic interventions into public spaces. He scrutinizes events and environments with the tenacity of a researcher, setting the acoustic effects they engender in relation to architectonic, social, or political contexts.

The catalogue includes essays by Anaïs Castro, Catherine Nichols, and Noor Mertens.