What would the Earth sound like when humans are extinct, but synthetic objects remain? On September 6th DRRRUMMERRRRRR opens, a solo exhibition by Nikita Gale. In this installation Gale imagines this post apocalyptic scenario by having drum sets played by streams of water. The exhibition will be officially opened with a performance by Michelle Samba.

Nikita Gale invites you to speculate about a post-apocalyptic world in which humans no longer exist. As Gale puts it: “Any fantasy that humanity may have about its future is circumscribed by the reality of rising sea levels and an increasingly hotter atmosphere.”.

Especially for Nest in Laak, Gale developed a space filling version or DRRRUMMERRRRRR. Drums, snares and cymbals are placed in such a way that they cannot be played by one person simultaneously. Instead they are played by water. Using the sound of streaming water on the drums, Nikita Gale wonders how silence, sound and visibility can be combined with questions about the climate.