ON THE FLY

site specific solo performance for microphoned cardboard boxes, strings and audience (approx. 15 - 21 Min. 2025)
25. 1. 2025 in the frame of the exhibition  Schall & Rauch – über das Ephemere in der Kunst, Basement – Kommunale Galerie, Tauentzienstr. 10789 Berlin (am Weltkugelbrunnen)
29. 5. 2025 in the frame of  Errant Sound presents at ArtSpring, Theater unterm Dach, Danziger Strasse 101, 10405 Berlin
21./22. Juni 2025 in the frame of Errant Sound – Sonic Fragilities, bei Floating Berlin

duo version in collaboration with Laura Mello:
21./22. 6. 2025 in the frame of  Errant Sound – Sonic Fragilities, bei Floating Berlin
30. 10. 2025 performance in the frame of  Time to Listen, conference in der Akademie der Künste am Hanseatenweg  > sound recording

“on the fly” is a performative sound sculpture that can be spontaneously created anywhere. Steffi Weismann adapts the work to the specific location and situation, and it can be performed as a solo, duo, or trio. The audience is often involved as well. The nylon strings, ranging from 2 to 6 meters in length, are partly secured to anchor points and partly stretched by hand. This creates variable pitches and opportunities for interaction. The resonance is transmitted from the cardboard via wireless microphones to one or two speakers. The result is a soundscape of flowing string sounds rich in overtones and multiphonics. Within this three-dimensional network of lines and floating cardboard boxes, the performer plays with one or two bows while standing, lying down, or sitting. Her body partially merges with the installation in a cyborg-like manner when she places her head inside a floating box, and her voice also becomes part of the soundscape. The performance remains abstract, yet creates many possibilities for association and becomes part of the environment. Perception is heightened, as if time were stretched and space expanded.