audioinstallation
with Christina Hartl-Prager within the scope of "Berlinz“ cooperationsproject of the University of art Berlin (art in context) and the University of art Linz (transmedial space)

Language is a political tool and constituting space ( language area). Philosophical, political and social aspects as well as our self-perception deposit in the construction of language. Also the relation of the sexes as well as of the cultures is put into language. Teritories are carved out linguistical. This is coresponding to verbalized contents as well as to phonetic of foreign language and its attribution to a certain region or nation.

Seaching for the accompolished language – most European countries took part in the 16. and 17. century- many came to the soplution, their language would have to be the original.
To this effect Georg Phillip Harsdörffer ( 1607-1658 ) stated, the German language quasi would speak like nature itself.

Die Natur redet in allen Dingen, welche ein Getön von sich geben, unsere Teutsche Sprache, und daher haben etliche wähnen wollen, der erste Mensch Adam habe das Geflügel und alle Thier auf Erden nicht anderst als mit unseren Worten nennen können, weil er jedes eingeborene selbstlautende Eigenschafft Naturgemäß ausgedruket[...] Sie redet mit der Zungen der Natur, indem sie alles Getön und was nur einen Laut, Hall und Schall von sich giebet, wol vernehmlich ausdruket. Sie donnert mit dem Himmel, sie blitzet mit den schnellen Wolken, rasselt mit den Schlossen, brüllet wie der Löw, brummet wie der Beer, blecket wie das Schaf, gruntzet wie das Schwein, muffet wie der Hund, zischet wie die Schlange, mauet wie die Katz, schnattert wie die Gans, qwacket wie die Ente, summet wie die Hummel, klappert wie der Storch, kracket wie der Rab[...

This abridgement of his text " Schutzschrift für die Teutsche Sprache und derselben Beflissene, aus Frauenzimmer Gesprächspiele" is spoken by foreign-language ( Polish, Hungarian, Czech ) text-to-speech-programms. The emerging alienation of German language can be percepted as German with accent, as foreign language or as fancy language with German inclusions.

In an areaway covered with metal grid, at the University of art in Linz, the visitor passes a motion sensor, which is activating one of the records on a random-basis. After 20 secunds they become silent again.

In the technical realisation a systematization/ mechanization of language takes place, regardless of individual approaches, which could be read as synonym for the trend of cultural standardization.