Geschlossen by Mirko Ettore D'Agostino

An artistic project lead by Mirko Ettore D’Agostino (Music and Sound Design) and Armando Rotondi (Script and coordination)

A micro-story written by Armando Rotondi
Read and performed by Freya Treutmann
Music score, sound design and editing by Mirko Ettore D’Agostino
Directed by Armando Rotondi and Mirko Ettore D’Agostino

Description
“Geschlossen” is a micro-story written by Armando Rotondi, read and performed by Freya Treutmann, with original music score, editing and sound design by Mirko Ettore D’Agostino. It interrogates the concept of stillness and waiting in relation to space and time: a space that is interior but also physical and threating; a time that is thought as a multiplication of speeches and perceptions. “Geschlossen” talks about anxiety and desire that cannot be satisfied.

Script Text in German
Verlassen und Entfernung. Erst mal nur alles. Dann. Die Mauern des Hauses wie es Gefängnis, aus dem du nicht ausbrechen kannst. Mauern als Hindernis, zu hoch, um sie zu erklimmen und die eine Person zu erreichen, die du willst [nach der du dich sehnst]. Und in der Bewegungslosigkeit liegt das Paradox. Die eine Person, die du erreichen willst, wartet nicht auf dich. Also setzt du dich und fragst dich still: kommen wir denn jemals hinaus?

Translation into English
Abandonment and distance. First a bit of everything. Then. The walls of the house like a prison from which you cannot escape. Walls as obstacles too high to climb in order to reach the One you want. And in not being able to move lies the paradox: who you want to reach is not there waiting for you. So you sit down and think: will we ever come out?