zero built a nest in my navel, 2005
wood, burlap, paint, lights, 8 speakers
1000 cm × 400 cm × 1200 cm
man. | i’m worried. |
woman. | about what? |
m. | about you. |
w. | why? |
m. | because you seem so… you know. |
w. | no, i don’t know. |
m. | i mean it. i’m worried. |
w. | okay, you are worried. and now? |
m. | look, i know you’ve been a little mixed up lately. |
w. | i’m not mixed up. i’m depressed. |
m. | whatever. |
w. | whatever. |
m. | i mean – everything will be allright. |
w. | that’s such a stupid thing to say. really stupid. how the hell do you know? |
m. | it just seemed like the thing to say. |
w. | why say anything? |
m. | i don’t know. |
w. | there is nothing to say. |
m. | what i’m trying to say… is that i don’t want to loose you. |
w. | you’ve never had me. |
m. | what do you mean? |
w. | i don’t know know… i don’t want to live with you anymore. |
m. | what? |
w. | you disgust me. |
m. | what? |
w. | you disgust me! |
m. | you mean… |
w. | i mean - i don’t want you anymore. |
m. | why? |
w. | what kind of question is that? |
m. | what do you mean what kind of question? you are my life! |
w. | i’m not your life. |
m. | yes you are! |
w. | that’s nave. |
m. | what? |
w. | nave! |
m. | nave? |
w. | naive. |
m. | naive. |
w. | yes, naive. |
m. | i will never love anybody else ever. |
w. | jesus christ! |
m. | we had an understanding. |
w. | a what? |
m. | an understanding. |
w. | whatever. |
m. | whatever? |
w. | i never said i understood anything. |
m. | and i deserve some kind of explanation. i mean really – after all we’ve been through. |
w. | what have we been through? |
m. | well, everything. |
w. | everything? |
m. | it’s… another guy, right? |
w. | you are so simple. |
m. | i knew it. |
w. | you know nothing. it all just seems so empty to me. |
m. | what does? |
w. | well, everything. |
m. | everything. |
w. | all of this. this house, this life, you. |
m. | what was that? |
w. | what was what? |
m. | did you say something? |
w. | yes, i said something. |
m. | i don’t like what you said. |
w. | you don’t even know what i said. |
m. | oh yes, i do. |
w. | what did i say? |
m. | you disgust me. |
w. | what? |
m. | you disgust me! |
w. | drop dead. |
m. | what was that? tell me what you said. |
w. | tell me this, tell me that. give me this, give me that. |
m. | tell me what you said. |
w. | you heard what i said. |
m. | tell me what you said - come on ! |
w. | i said i’ll move out of here. |
m. | that’s a joke. you wouldn’t know how to take care of yourself. |
w. | listen, i don’t wanna discuss your problems. |
m. | then, let’s discuss yours. |
w. | do i have a problem? |
m. | of course you do. |
w. | oh ya? and what do you think my problem is? |
m. | i think this conversation is going nowhere. |
w. | and i think you never want to talk about anything. |
m. | and you think you shit ice cream cones. |
w. | how dare you! what’s wrong with you? tell me. |
m. | no, you tell me! |
w. | i’m worried. |
m. | about what? |
w. | about you. |
m. | why? |
w. | because you seem so… you know. |
m. | no, i don’t know. |
w. | i mean it. i’m worried. |
m. | okay, you are worried. and now? |
w. | look, i know you’ve been a little mixed up lately. |
m. | i’m not mixed up. i’m depressed. |
w. | whatever. |
m. | whatever. |
w. | i mean – everything will be allright. |
m. | that’s such a stupid thing to say. really stupid. how the hell do you know? |
m. | it just seemed like the thing to say. |
m. | why say anything? |
w. | i don’t know. |
m. | there is nothing to say. |
w. | what i’m trying to say… is that i don’t want to loose you. |
m. | you’ve never had me. |
w. | what do you mean? |
m. | i don’t know know… i don’t want to live with you anymore. |
w. | what? |
m. | you disgust me. |
w. | what? |
m. | you disgust me! |
w. | you mean… |
m. | i mean - i don’t want you anymore. |
w. | why? |
m. | what kind of question is that? |
w. | what do you mean what kind of question? you are my life! |
m. | i’m not your life. |
w. | yes you are! |
m. | that’s nave. |
w. | what? |
m. | nave! |
w. | nave? |
m. | naive. |
w. | naive. |
m. | yes, naive. |
w. | i will never love anybody else ever. |
m. | jesus christ! |
w. | we had an understanding. |
m. | a what? |
w. | an understanding. |
m. | whatever. |
w. | whatever? |
m. | i never said i understood anything. |
w. | and i deserve some kind of explanation. i mean really – after all we’ve been through. |
m. | what have we been through? |
w. | well, everything. |
m. | everything? |
w. | it’s… another woman, right? |
m. | you are so simple. |
w. | i knew it. |
m. | you know nothing. it all just seems so empty to me. |
w. | what does? |
m. | well, everything. |
w. | everything. |
m. | all of this. this house, this life, you. |
w. | what was that? |
m. | what was what? |
w. | did you say something? |
m. | yes, i said something. |
w. | i don’t like what you said. |
m. | you don’t even know what i said. |
w. | oh yes, i do. |
m. | what did i say? |
w. | you disgust me. |
m. | what? |
w. | you disgust me! |
m. | drop dead. |
w. | what was that? tell me what you said. |
m. | tell me this, tell me that. give me this, give me that. |
w. | tell me what you said. |
m. | you heard what i said. |
w. | tell me what you said - come on ! |
m. | i said i’ll move out of here. |
w. | that’s a joke. you wouldn’t know how to take care of yourself. |
m. | listen, i don’t wanna discuss your problems. |
w. | then, let’s discuss yours. |
m. | do i have a problem? |
w. | of course you do. |
m. | oh ya? and what do you think my problem is? |
w. | i think this conversation is going nowhere. |
m. | and i think you never want to talk about anything. |
w. | and you think you shit ice cream cones. |
m. | how dare you! what’s wrong with you? tell me. |
w. | no, you tell me! |
m. | i’m worried. |
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