“During the two months I spent in Schöppingen I conducted research on the bodies of water around the Kunstlerdorf, specifically on the Vechte river, the water treatment facility and the creek that flows under the St. Brictius church. I was particularly interested in the historical layers related to these water infrastructures, which reveal a deep relationship between spiritual, political and ecological questions. With this research I designed a soundwalk from the Kunstlerdorf to the gardens of the church, which also passed through the church itself. Through exercises in trust and deep listening using blindfolds and through two sound pieces played through headphones, participants were immersed in these relations, opening a portal that connects the visible and invisible forces shaped by water relations in Schöppingen and beyond. I also developed part of this collaboration with Sohorab Rabbey, another resident with whom we walked along the Vechte and the water treatment facility to collect sounds. Together we developed a sound installation using his indigo dyed textiles and artisanal paper I made using grass and nettle from around the creeks in the Kunstlerdorf. These papers were installed with some drawings inspired in spiritual symbology found in Schöppingen associated to water. Finally I also collaborated with Yoshiaki Onishi, another resident, improvising a musical piece inside the church with his bass clarinet and my waterphone. This piece will be featured in an exhibition I present in Bogotá at Espacio Odeón in August 2025.”