breathe is a five-minute auditory piece that decentralizes the future as a solely human experience. The human condition is bound by systems and dominated by the visual. breathe resists this dominance, shifting the center of experience toward sound—toward the non-visual, the non-linguistic, the non-human.
The piece comprises three interwoven layers: spoken-word poetry, binaural synths, and a glitch of the spoken layer. Together, they form a sonic ecology that communicates through frequency, rhythm, and intonation rather than constructed systems or visual codes.
It asks: What would a future—in which humans only play a part of—be like?

breathe / Jian Wei Hoe - Image: Jian Wei Hoe
breathe
decentralizing futures
Jian Wei Hoe (SG)
Language //
EN, nonverbal, other
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Nanyang Technological University Singapore
Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, is a leading research-intensive public university with 35,000 students across disciplines. Known for innovation, sustainability, and global partnerships, NTU advances digital technologies through its Smart Campus vision. In the QS World University Rankings 2025, NTU was ranked 15th globally and 4th in Asia.
Credits
Special Thanks: Ina Conradi
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