FORT dedicate themselves to old lullabies and cradle songs from various countries. The historical songs combine a surprisingly sombre mood across all cultures. The gentle melodies convey a feeling of security. They are intended to accompany children to sleep. However, the lyrics carry a deeper symbolism and ambiguity (for example in the German song Maykäfer flieg). Fears and worries, the dark aspects of life and even death are evoked. 15 cupboards and a chest, arranged in a dark room, provide the setting for the sound installation. Children‘s voices can be heard singing from the furniture — sometimes isolated, sometimes overlapping or, in a few moments, as a full choir. The ambiguity and the enigmativ intensity keepvarious individual approaches open, thus combining personal experience and cultural reflection.
