Uncertain Ends II was born of Kathrin Schlegel’s fascination with the nocturnal singing of a cricket found living in the heating system of the exhibition space. In China the cricket is kept as a pet and performs as a gladiator and as a maestro. In literature it serves as the symbol of the reincarnation cycle. Schlegel reintroduced the recorded chirping of the by then deceased cricket as a new installation in the exhibition space. This sound installation in an otherwise empty space staged the ‘reincarnation’ of the cricket, creating a context-specific reality shift by evoking the recent history of the space, resulting in a pseudo-reality wavering between past and present. This installation remained on display until late November, when the change of season had made the presence of a living cricket unlikely.
Uncertain Ends II