Until the end of August famous Karl-Marx-Allee will change into a venue for versatile acoustic experiences. Between Strausberger Platz and Frankfurter Tor gallery im namen des raumes, the artists collective Berg26 and Max Schneider host a series of sound-art projects on the occasion of 1. World Listening Day.
Especially the piece by Bjørn Melhus, Treehouse #2, which is rumoured to have been paid for by Mont Blanc, is quite special. It is a simple and very unsexy ‘thing’ just sitting in the tree. But as soon as it becomes night it changes mind and character, playing old-school gangster-movie soundtracks, responding with NY-style sirens to the ongoing traffic or playing movie sequences that include ideas like stop-and-get-your-f******-ass-out-a-here. Indeed well worth a visit.
