Lautstücke (Sound pieces)

Several weeks before the exhibition, people with migraine were invited to share their personal experiences. Through social media and during the exhibition itself, descriptions, individual words, poems, and associations with colors, shapes, and images related to their condition emerged.

These submissions formed the basis of the work. During the exhibition, they were gradually transformed into individual artworks on individual puzzle pieces. In this way, the work visibly took shape in the exhibition space and evolved with each new encounter.

The 22 puzzle pieces are not assembled into a closed picture. They overlap, interlock, or remain separate. Gaps and new connections arise between them. The installation deliberately remains open - just as migraine itself is not a single, definitive, or closed experience. Each experience stands on its own and simultaneously becomes part of a larger whole.

The puzzle is complemented by a hand-bound booklet entitled "Lautstücke aus der Migräne" The submitted texts are preserved in their original form within this booklet. Individual terms also appear on the back of the puzzle pieces, connecting language and image.

The creative process itself became part of the artwork. Due to a fracture of the artist's foot, materials had to be constantly rethought and existing resources utilized. Packaging materials became support for the artwork, improvised solutions shaped the creative process, and visitors helped hang individual puzzle pieces. The boundaries between artwork, creation, and encounter began to dissolve.

The puzzle makes the multifaceted nature of migraine visible. It does not present a universally applicable representation of the condition, but rather many individual perspectives that complement, contradict, and coexist.