This sonic works investigates the transformed acoustic environment of Berlin during the pandemic. The sudden reduction of urban activity led to a marked shift in the city’s soundscape. Everyday sounds that were previously masked—birdsong, wind, distant conversations, the subtle hum of the city—became perceptible, revealing layers of urban life that often go unnoticed.
The work makes this altered sonic environment tangible, highlighting a rare, temporally bounded pause in the rhythm of the city. It invites reflection on the fragility and mutability of urban soundscapes and on listening as a method to perceive and understand urban transformation.