“Making the walls quake as if they were dilating with the secret knowledge of great powers” by Katarzyna Krakowiak (2012)
“Krakowiak transforms the pavilion space into a vibrating structure of sound that picks up on the noise generated by neighbouring pavilions (Egypt, Serbia, Venice, Romania) via microphones installed in the floors and ventilation, heating and sewage systems. Visitors can “eavesdrop” on all the different sounds emitted from these other pavilions as evidence of the typical workings of the building and human activity, heightened by the effects of speaker systems, mixers and amplifiers. The intimacy of personal space is broken down by making all types of sounds available to a larger public, no matter how unpleasant, uncomfortable or plain embarrassing.”