Places that are other

Pascale Espinosa & Jona Wolf
Festival of Future Now — Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, 2025

Sound design, editing, mixing & mastering — Juan Orozco

Places that are other is an installation by Pascale Espinosa and Jona Wolf that transforms the terrace of the Neue Nationalgalerie into a temporary darkroom.

Drawing on queer urban spaces historically associated with refuge, intimacy and resistance, the installation explores the relationship between memory, desire and invisibility. Ceramic objects, fragments of conversations and sounds from Berlin's Tiergarten evoke traces of encounters and experiences that often remain hidden within the city.

The sound design brings together intimate recordings, spoken narratives and environmental soundscapes collected in different contexts and under varying recording conditions.

Juan Orozco’s work involved developing the sound design, editing, mixing and mastering these heterogeneous materials, creating a coherent sonic environment while preserving their individual textures, imperfections and differences in proximity.

Conceived for continuous playback in an outdoor setting, the sound moves between intimate voices and surrounding atmospheres, exploring the boundaries between private experiences and public space.

Credits

Installation — Pascale Espinosa & Jona Wolf
Created in collaboration with — Gabriel Knoop
Sound design, editing, mixing & mastering — Juan Orozco
Concept and recordings — Pascale Espinosa
Location — Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin
Year — 2025