41515 Wörter / слов
41515 Words is a performance by Vera Martynov on the book of the same name, released in 2026 at Zeitkind Verlag.
A staged reading with soundscape, unfolding across Russian and German, with fragments of English, Ukrainian, and French.
The work is composed of disjointed materials: personal notes, fragments of dialogues, correspondence, quotes, to-do lists.
These elements appear as scattered entries between languages, structured as a diary.
On stage, the author with the actress and publisher Gabriela Merz navigate this material together, alongside sound artist Alexey Kokhanov.
Martynov approaches diary material as a found object, exploring the textures of memory and analyzing personal experience. Her intimate writings trace how a personal story resonates in the context of global conflicts, intersecting with collective experience.
Mapping an inner landscape shaped by the presence of conflict, the work brings together reflection, emotion, and poetic fragments. A soundscape—combining electronics and prepared piano—extends the text into an acoustic environment.
The performance traces how unhealed trauma reverberates against the backdrop of ongoing global catastrophes, while searching for a possibility of grounding—of returning to the present moment and reassembling oneself within it.
With Gabriela Merz, Vera Martynov, Alexey Kokhanov
Direction, Visual Concept, Dramaturgy, Video Vera Martynov
Composer and Sound Artist Alexey Kokhanov
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Vera Martynov is an interdisciplinary artist and director working across performance, installation, and video. Her practice focuses on hybrid forms combining text, visual environments, and performative action. Her works have been presented internationally, including at the Festival d’Avignon, Gogol Center, Baryshnikov Arts Center, Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Barbican Centre, HAU, and Schaubühne.
