Il cielo è dei violenti, 2024

Through an audio work, Ruth Beraha transforms a disused theatre hall in the center of Ortisei into an immersive experience space. Here we hear the sweet song of a little bird, which immediately transports us to an idyllic natural landscape. This is followed by other bird calls: some of indigenous species, others migratory, only passing through Val Gardena. Accompanied by the beating of wings, the voices multiply, moving through and filling the dark space, in an ever louder sound cloud. The menacing power of nature briefly fills the manmade space, transforming it into a dystopian scenario, before the voices disperse once more and only the sweet chirping of the first little bird can be heard. Is the sound of this song still the same as at the beginning, or has our perception of it changed in the meantime? (Sabine Gamper)