The characteristic backdrop of sound ­ sirens, alarms ­ and the high
noise level of the city of Cluj were the starting point for the work
"Alert". Barbara Musil reprogrammed the alarm systems of ten
vehicles from the region of Cluj and replaced the alarm signal with
songs and texts relating to the theme of "theft". With these installed
in the cars as a "permanent intervention", she left behind her own
acoustic note in Cluj. Cars as objects of representation and value
insurance are among the motifs mentioned in the interviews with the
owners of the new alarm systems. In addition to the documentation
of this project, Barbara Musil brings an acoustic and visual translation
of the location to the O.K.

Barbara Musil, 1972 born in Salzburg
doctor of medicine since 1999
1998 Kunstuniversität Linz, Meisterklasse Experimentelle Gestaltung
2000-2001 lived and worked in Berlin
2003 Residency in Cluj, Rumänien