The leathered instruments continue to be played in performative settings. In the performance Lieder in Leder* Kruse sings songs from Chöre & Soli, half-hidden in a column of leather. She is accompanied by her daughter Edda Kruse Rosset on the leather-covered drums. All instruments are used in Konzert in Leder, and Kruse beats the metal sheets printed with the lyrics of the songs, which create a clattering counter-sound to the instruments muffled by the leather. Sophia Bicking, Danielle de Picciotto, Alexander Hacke, Edda Kruse Rosset and Alma Neumann accompanied Kruse at the one-off concert on April 10, 2025, at the Berlinische Galerie. The performances Lieder in Leder and Konzert in Leder are included in the e-book as videos.

*Lieder in Leder are based on the short acappella songs from the box Chöre & Soli by Die Tödliche Doris, published in 1984 by Gelbe Musik, Berlin, and Pure Freude, Düsseldorf.

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When they were young I was there for them all the time.
BRIONY, WREN”

Philosophical thoughts by birds, drawn and put into words by the artist.

Birds was inspired by Jim Goldberg’s “Rich and Poor”, a collection of photographs of rich and poor Americans, each with a handwritten statement by the subject, thereby creating a heart gripping portrait of the USA.

It was a logical step to have an ornithologist (a fictional ornithologist) portrait birds in a similar way, for they have just as much to say about the human condition. If people would only listen.

I have no idea what people think of me,
I don’t think much of them, that’s for sure.
Life is a bitch for everyone and I’m
struggling, just like everyone else.
Compassion is a mistake and the seed
for sloth and weakness.
And nobody ever offered to help me
out in any way, so why should I?
Egon, buzzard

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