Sonic Confession

Artist Laboratory 2025

11 August – 8 September | Torhaus Stadt Wehlen Gallery, Saxon Switzerland National Park, Germany

OUTSIDEININSIDEOUTINSIDEOUTOUTSIDEIN invites you to step into the process of Sonic Confession — a one-month  laboratory dedicated to collective creation, sonic exploration, and embodied research.

Set within the unique landscape of Saxon Switzerland, the lab brought together artists to explore the relationships between sound, the natural environment, and sensory experience. Drawing from ecomusicology, participants examined how sound is shaped by ecological contexts and how it in turn shapes perception, memory, and meaning. Through field recordings, deep listening, and sonic experimentation, sound became both a method and a material.

This year’s edition built upon previous inquiries, weaving together diverse practices and perspectives — from herbalism and folklore to technology, disembodied entities, and altered states of perception. Working at the intersection of local culture and emerging artistic methodologies, the lab engaged in a collective investigation into how memory is encoded through doing, sensing, and experiencing.

While sound remained central, the laboratory intentionally embraced other modes of perception, fostering a broader dialogue on how different experiences resonate, overlap, and co-create meaning in a shared artistic environment.