Neda Saeedi’s sound installation, created specifically for the Klosterruine, explores how historical sites are remembered. “Who is remembered, who is excluded, and how do we deal with violent histories or missing monuments? Are we dealing with the past in a way that allows us to shape the future?

The sound installation by artist Neda Saeedi and sound engineer Nicholas Busmann consists of building site elements that form a never-ending cycle of construction and deconstruction. In an era of intense debates about monuments, the construction and dismantling of monuments is attracting a great deal of attention. Monument of Oblivion: River of Lethe explores these tensions at a site that, as a monastery ruin, embodies both permanence and absence. It creates an immersive experience of collapse and renewal.

An accompanying programme of film screenings, sound performances and readings will in part engage in an artistic dialogue with the site-specific work. This year’s educational programme invites the audience to explore the different facets of the site — from its deep-rooted history and architectural features to its current and future significance in the urban context.