Pablo “Rana” Diserens

Recent studies reveal that healthy soils (i.e. soils bursting with micro and macro organisms) produce a rich symphony of subterranean non-human sounds — pulses that speak to the vitality of life below ground. In stark contrast, soils degraded by erosion, chemical pollution, or monoculture farming emit only a sterile white noise — a sonic void mirroring ecological collapse. These sonic landscapes, though often imperceptible to the human ear, offer a powerful diagnostic of the earth’s wellbeing, revealing the quiet interconnections between life, decay, and regeneration.

As part of Earthbound. Worms, Soil, Decay, the curatorial duo d-o-t-s (Laura Drouet / Olivier Lacrouts) have invited Berlin-based field recordist, musician, filmmaker, and artist Pablo “Rana” Diserens (they/she) to carry out a three-week research and production residency at Bridderhaus. Drawing inspiration from the permeable skin of amphibians, Diserens approaches listening as a mode of becoming porous — a state in which the boundaries between self and world dissolve. Through sound, somatic attunement, and bioacoustic exploration of the soil, their residency will suggest a way of being that embraces non-human realities and nurtures interspecies coexistence.