Schering Stiftung

What happens when dreams begin to whisper back?

In the center of “Rehearsal Room”, Nicole L’Huillier’s installation “The Whisperers (Dream Sharing Choir)” invites visitors to a murmuring sound environment made up of four loudspeakers and whispering voices, conceived together with Manaswi Mishra .

The piece is based on a speech-based AI trained with whispers recorded by L’Huillier, as well as those of friends, family members, and collaborators. As visitors approach, the system responds: fragments of dream narratives begin to surface. These are drawn from an open-access dream reports database and reworked into layered voices that feel both distant and intimate at once.

Rather than telling a single story, the installation opens a space where listening becomes active, and where memory, technology, and collective dreaming overlap.

You are invited to experience it in person. “Rehearsal Room” runs until July 5, 2026.

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📷 1, 3 + 4: Laila Kaletta
📷 2 + 5: Timo Ohler

What can you hear when you enter the exhibition “Rehearsal Room”?
 
Sounds of water, frogs, wind, rain, and birds mixed with ambient music. Together, they form a sound collage that creates an immersive atmosphere in the space.
 
The “Speaker Tree (Cross-dimensional Messengers)” — a sculpture of intertwined steel holding three speakers like branches — fills the room with layered sonic textures. It plays the composition “Circulaciones (Dreamscapes)” by Nicole L’Huillier and Nyksan , which combines drone, ambient sound, and field recordings from the Amazon region, drawing on research into dream incubation and brainwave entrainment.
 
Visitors are invited to lie beneath the sculpture on the “Convoluted Mattress (Resting and Receiving)”, a large communal bed made from acoustic foam. Resting their heads on one of the “Sonic Pillows (Personal Attunement Device)”, they can add purring, breathing, heartbeats, and subtle vibrations to the listening experience.
 
This sonic environment encourages sleep, rest, lingering, collective dreaming, and daydreaming.
 
Come experience it for yourself — the exhibition runs until July 5, 2026.

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📷: 1.-2. Timo Ohler 
3.-5. Laila Kaletta 
 


What can you hear when you enter the exhibition “Rehearsal Room”?
 
Sounds of water, frogs, wind, rain, and birds mixed with ambient music. Together, they form a sound collage that creates an immersive atmosphere in the space.
 
The “Speaker Tree (Cross-dimensional Messengers)” — a sculpture of intertwined steel holding three speakers like branches — fills the room with layered sonic textures. It plays the composition “Circulaciones (Dreamscapes)” by Nicole L’Huillier and Nyksan , which combines drone, ambient sound, and field recordings from the Amazon region, drawing on research into dream incubation and brainwave entrainment.
 
Visitors are invited to lie beneath the sculpture on the “Convoluted Mattress (Resting and Receiving)”, a large communal bed made from acoustic foam. Resting their heads on one of the “Sonic Pillows (Personal Attunement Device)”, they can add purring, breathing, heartbeats, and subtle vibrations to the listening experience.
 
This sonic environment encourages sleep, rest, lingering, collective dreaming, and daydreaming.
 
Come experience it for yourself — the exhibition runs until July 5, 2026.

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📷: 1.-2. Timo Ohler 
3.-5. Laila Kaletta 
 


Vortrag & Workshop | 28 May 2026 | 17:30 Uhr

Herzliche Einladung zur Veranstaltung „Schlafen: Einblicke in Praxis, Prävention und Forschung“, die wissenschaftliche und praktische Erkenntnisse über Schlaf vermittelt.💤✨

In seinem Vortrag gibt Schlafforscher Dr. Martin Glos (Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin ) spannende Einblicke in die Struktur und Funktion des Schlaf-Wach-Rhythmus. Auch die Möglichkeiten der Schlaferfassung sowie Grenzen und Risiken des „Quantifed Self“-Monitorings mit Apps und Wearables werden thematisiert. Zudem stellt er aktuelle Forschungsprojekte der Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin und der Schlafakademie Berlin vor.

Im anschließenden Workshop lädt Thea Herold (Geschäftsführerin, Deutsche Stiftung Schlaf ) zu bewussten Pausen ein. Ganz praktisch helfen Übungen aus dem Tai Chi dabei, sich zu entspannen und ein kurzes Nickerchen zu wagen.
 
📍Konferenzraum und Projektraum der Schering Stiftung
 
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Begleitveranstaltung der Ausstellung -
„Rehearsal Room“
Nicole L’Huillier
24. April – 5. Juli 2026

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📷:  1. Installationsansicht von „Rehearsal Room“, Nicole L’Huillier, 36. Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts, 2025, Foto: Gregor Gobec. MGLC Archive
2. © Martin Glos
3. © Nele Buschmann
 

HIGHLIGHTS | EXHIBITION OPENING 🔥

A wonderful opening night to remember! Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for the opening of Rehearsal Room by Nicole L’Huillier at Schering Stiftung. We were honored to welcome over 300 visitors and to share such special moments together.

We look forward to the upcoming months and your visit. The exhibition runs until July 5, 2026, with three accompanying events. Next up –

“Sounds, Voices, and Membranes”. Guided Tour and Conversation as part of Gallery Weekend

📅May 2, 2026
📍Schering Stiftung Project Space

Free Admission. No registration required.

Stay tuned for coming event updates on our Instagram and website!
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📷: Laila Kaletta

“Rehearsal Room” was produced in collaboration with 36th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts, curated by Chus Martínez, where it was presented from June 6 to October 12, 2025.

Nyksan’s stay in Berlin was made possible by the DAAD Arts and Media Program , financed by funds from the Federal Foreign Office.

Deutsche Stiftung Schlaf is a partner of the exhibition presented in Berlin.

HIGHLIGHTS
SYMPOSIUM | „Songs of Serpents – Art, Landscapes, Ecofeminism(s)“

Thank you all for joining us last Friday at the symposium “Songs of Serpents – Art, Landscapes, Ecofeminism(s)” for a wonderful afternoon and evening with inspiring presentations, lectures, performances, and panel discussions.

We would like to extend our gratitude to all the participants of the symposium, the transnational network of curators, artists-in-residence, and scientists who alerted us to local ecological and political challenges as well as broader global geopolitical dynamics and extractive, exploitative practices.

Thank you to for the organization and also to Suza Husse from Succow Foundation as well as Antonia Alampi for the great moderation.
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📷: Pauline Ruther

Partners:

JUNGE AKADEMIE .de .e.bregdetit

The Symposium is a cooperation by the JUNGE AKADEMIE & the Schering Stiftung .

Graphic design:

EXHIBITION INVITATION:
Opening | 23 April 2026 | 6–9 pm🎉✨

It’s just around the corner: Next Thursday, the solo exhibition “Rehearsal Room” by Nicole L’Huillier opens at our Project Space!

“Rehearsal Room” invites you to experience a resonant soundscape acting both as a sleep laboratory and as an immersive space. Centered on acoustic and vibrational elements, the exhibition affects the bodies of the visitors physically and attunes them to other states of consciousness, luring them into the world of dreams.

The composition featured in the exhibition is a collaborative effort between and sound artist Nyksan inaugurated by the performance “Ouverture” on January 29, 2026. The exhibition is also developed in close collaboration with Dr. Adam Haar Horowitz, who specializes in dreams and dream incubation as well as Manaswi Mishra () with whom L’Huillier worked on the “The Whisperers”.

Curated by Dr. Christina Landbrecht, Artistic Director at 📍Schering Stiftung

Free admission. No registration required.
We look forward to seeing you here!

More info on our website. Link in bio.

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📷 Installation View “Rehearsal Room”in the Schering Stiftung Project Space, Nicole L’Huillier, 2026, Photo: Pauline Ruther.

“Rehearsal Room” was produced in collaboration with 36th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts, curated by Chus Martínez, where it was presented from June 6 to October 12, 2025.

Nyksan’s stay in Berlin was made possible by the DAAD Arts and Media Program , financed by funds from the Federal Foreign Office.

Deutsche Stiftung Schlaf is a partner of the exhibition presented in Berlin.

SYMPOSIUM | Only ONE week to go❗

Join us for the symposium “Songs of Serpents – Art, Landscape, Ecofeminism(s)” and get to know the participants of the panel “Forests & Soils”, taking place on:

📅 April 17, 2026
🕑 5:15 pm
📍 Akademie der Künste, Berlin

“Forests & Soils” gathers curators and artists from the residencies of Vilnius Academy of Arts (VAA NAC) in Lithuania, the Villa Serpentara in Italy, the Khata-Maysternya in Ukraine, and .e.bregdetit in Albania. Apart from artistic responses to local ecologies, the panel will be enriched by scientific insights from experts in geology, paleontology, and environmental economy.

With contributions by:

Neringa Bumblienè (Curator, Nida Art Colony of Vilnius Academy of Arts) , Thomas Höhne (Curator, Villa Massimo), Johanna M. Keller (Akademie der Künste) .m.keller, Alona Karavai (Khata Maysternia/Ukraine), Gerta Xaferej (artist) , Goda Palekaitè (artist) , Dasha Chechushkova (artist) , Sophie Seita (artist) , Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr (Free University Berlin, geologist, paleontologist), Yuliia Volkovska (environmental economist)

Lecture-Performance by Sophie Seita

The panel will be moderated by Antonia Alampi , co-founding Artistic Director of .initiative, a platform dedicated to artistic and cultural practices rooted in eco-social justice, community work, and the exchange of knowledge.

Stay tuned for upcoming program updates on the Symposium “Songs of Serpents – Art, Landscape, Ecofeminism(s)”.

Partners:

JUNGE AKADEMIE .de .e.bregdetit

The Symposium is a cooperation by the JUNGE AKADEMIE & the Schering Stiftung .

Graphic design:

Meet the artists and speakers of the panel “Swamps & Sea” as part of the symposium “Songs of Serpents – Art, Landscape, Ecofeminism(s)”, taking place on:

📅 April 17, 2026

🕑 14:40

📍 Akademie der Künste, Berlin

Bringing together transdisciplinary perspectives on art, ecology, and eco feminisms, the symposium includes inputs and talks by curators, scientists, and artists involved in the project.

The participants of the panel “Swamps & Sea” will discuss the landscapes surrounding both the artist residencies Künstlerhäuser in Worpswede, Germany and Galeria e Bregdetit in Radhimë, Albania .e.bregdetit. While discussing the environmental challenges of the locations, the panelists will highlight artistic practices related to the ecologies of the residencies.

With contributions by:
Philine Griem (Curator, Künstlerhäuser Worpswede), Elian Stefa (Curator, Galeria e Bregdetit) .stefa, Sophie Seita (artist) , Marina Naprushkina (artist) , Gerta Xhaferaj (artist) , Professor Hans Joosten (Professor of Peatland Studies and Palaeoecology at Greifswald University, Germany), David Faro (Leibniz-Institute, postdoctoral researcher) .ffaro

The panel will be moderated by Suza Husse from Succow Foundation , who works in collaborative and transdisciplinary ways at the intersections of q***r ecology and anti-colonial cultures.

Stay tuned for upcoming program updates on the symposium “Songs of Serpents – Art, Landscape, Ecofeminism(s)”.

Partners:
JUNGE AKADEMIE .de .e.bregdetit

The symposium is a cooperation by the JUNGE AKADEMIE & the Schering Stiftung .

Graphic design: