Free Admission

Free Admission

Welcome!

There is always something going on here
and admission is free.

I can hardly charge an entrance fee
for something that generates itself automatically.

If I really had to work at it,
well then I might ask for a small contribution
before letting you enter the domain.

But now that isn’t necessary.

You are welcome without money.
Without trinkets, souvenirs, or little exchanges
you might want to donate to me.

Let alone homemade pastries.

No.
I don’t want them and there isn’t room.

You may wander around
without blushing
or clenching your buttocks in embarrassment
for as long as you like.

Use the full sole of your foot
instead of tiptoeing.

Because I am not watching you.
And I will not judge your way of walking,
dressing,
or speaking.

But I would like to give you a short explanation.

There are different zones.

At different moments of the day
certain zones are highlighted.

BROODING is the most popular zone.
It contains a large collection of manuscripts, images and fragments.

Many visitors linger here for a long time,
which forces me to remind them
that there are other things besides BROODING.

PAST, for instance,
is also immense and immensely interesting.

It consists of a colorful collection of pictures and films.

Although the latter are not all equally well preserved.
Sometimes they stutter.
Or stop abruptly.

That is part of it
and makes everything feel more authentic.

EMBARRASSING
is another frequently visited zone.

Especially in the evening or during the night
(access here is 24/7).

It contains a rich collection of painful events,
slips of the tongue
and strange situations.

Almost all of them are provided
with high-resolution audio and image.

My personal second favorite zone
is HUMOR.

And visitors seem to agree.

They always come out of it
slapping their thighs with laughter.

Once someone even wet his pants.

You can rewatch that
in the zone EMBARRASSING.

Tears ran from my eyes.

My favorite zone
is C.

An unfinished project
which is only accessible to staff (me).

It will become the largest zone of all,
but in fact only for myself.

There is a display case
where visitors can catch a glimpse of it —
but nothing more.

Probably C is something
that will only be revealed to the world
after my death.

As long as I live
I offer you only fragments
of this unique collection.

There are also smaller zones.
You can recognize them by the signage.

And that is about it.

There are no brochures
because the collection changes every hour.

Something is added.
Something disappears again.

Sometimes things move
from one zone to another.

That is how it goes.

But I warmly welcome you.

Admission is not required, as I said.

Keep your coat on —
there are no coat hooks.

Only mnemonic devices.

Alright.

Here we go.

Welcome
to my head.

Enjoy.

And before I forget:

No flash photography.

And please put your phone on silent.

There is already enough noise these days.

~Hanna

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