In an era of growing resource inequality, the proverb “everyone cooks only with water”works as a reminder of the water dependency shared by all bodies, regardless of economic or social status. Within the water tower exhibition space, helium-filled foil balloons carry this message letter by letter through the air. At the same time, loudspeakers are suspended between the balloons, amplifying the vertical axis perception of the water tower. The six-channel sound composition begins with synthetic clicks, auditory fragments without spatial origin. These sounds gradually transform into recordings of a falling euro coin at different levels of the tower.

The use of euro coins raise questions about economic value, resource circulation, and the physical manifestation of abstract systems. Capital becomes audible, not as a transactional unit, but as an acoustic trace within an architectural structure.

Photos: Juan Bermudez / Leon Senger