karla berrens

This sonic piece is a reflection of a newfound reality. The text accompanying the piece is:

I am a devil. I have a TBI. I will not quit.

 I have been researching the body in space and the making of place

during Barcelona’s ‘correfocs’ for the last five years. ‘Correfocs’ are street performances where a group of people, called devils, dance to the sound of drummers whilst doing a very loud performance with different types of fire artifacts. This is intrinsically part of Catalan popular culture and recently, its volume has been questioned. Besides, I recently got diagnosed with a TBI and aural sensitivity, nosiception is now adjusted differently, lowering my pain threshold. Becoming a devil with aural sensitivity means pain has redefined my relationship with correfocs, the spaces we, as devils, transit and with my environment. This sonic piece is the result of a a reflexive exploration of my newly found relationship with the making of place as a devil with a brain injury.

Stop.

An injury.

I won’t quit.

I will make sense of it.

I always soldier on.

Why this need?

Pause. Reflect. Explore. Play. Find your footing….better find your listening. Can you hear it?

Description: single stereo audio file, to be listened with stereo headphones

Length: 3min 25s

File format: .wav

Date: 26th of March 2025

Recordings by: Otto Berrens and karla berrens.

Available at: https://archive.org/details/cacophonies-fire-and-screams