The Whisperer is a performative sculpture using a custom-built vocal instrument, Černiavskaja makes a series of performative actions using her voice—speaking, singing, and reading about spatial abuse and space in relation to addictions.

The sculpture is periodically activated by the artist and other participants and, at other times, plays a continuous soundtrack that forms the sonic base of the performance.

Grounded in architectural practice, Černiavskaja probes the spatial consequences of addiction and dependence at both personal and societal levels. For the artist, spaces are bodies with a nervous system affected by habit and substance. Our psychological and physiological responses to these normally disregarded margins reinforce how social dynamics are collectively actualized.

The work was commissioned by Rupert.
Presented at AEP 2024 performance programme.