Meditation with images: Coloured foam is sliced, a carpet is painstakingly cleaned, a hydraulic press crushes all sorts of objects into perfect squares. "Oddly satisfying" is the name of the trend: videos viewed millions of times in which everything works, fits and is made to fit.

Mr. Andrzejewski, do you also love watching others work?

Max Andrzejewski If someone paints a piece of furniture very artfully and precisely, I certainly enjoy watching it. If a completely dirty carpet is cleaned and its original pattern reappears at the end? That's actually satisfying. But otherwise, these clips don't really trigger much in me.

Why did you turn it into musical theater?

Max Andrzejewski Our world is becoming increasingly complex, so for many of us it seems comforting when something meshes perfectly, clicks and fits. I asked what evokes such a feeling of satisfaction in me. That's how I landed on musical phenomena: overtones that merge into one sound, rhythms that dissolve and then click back into place. I find this moment of "reconnecting," when something seemingly chaotic returns to a recognizable order, deeply satisfying. Are you familiar with Steve Reich's Violin Phase?

Two violins playing the same melody and slowly shifting against each other?

Max Andrzejewski Exactly. At some point the voices merge again, a moment that really touches me. This feeling was the starting point for the installation.

What can visitors expect?

Max Andrzejewski A spatial experience. The installation consists of three scenic islands: a workshop, a kitchen and a bathroom – spaces in which many of the videos take place. The audience can move freely. The musicians not only play instruments but also make crafts from the videos.

So, a musician plays her instrument one moment and cuts slime the next?

Max Andrzejewski Precisely.

What will this sound like?

Max Andrzejewski Very different. There are minimalist, repetitive patterns; other passages are abstract, with noisy sounds – and then it becomes almost touchingly harmonious when the choir sings. I work a lot with superimposed layers. Sometimes everything is very quiet, but acoustically zoomed in and amplified, then there's a sudden bang. The ensemble has an unusual line-up: three guitars, a string quartet and percussion.

Why are you setting a cell phone phenomenon to music?

Max Andrzejewski I think the clips represent a real lack: the need for order, but also for physicality. We create a space in which people experience this feeling together. That's why the choir plays an important role. At first, they are observers – like the audience. Then they approach the events, take on actions themselves and move from a detached observer to a compassionate figure. This is also a way to approach the subject: not through passive consumption, but through empathy, through participation.

What impact does this experience have on the audience?

Max Andrzejewski In the best case scenario, something clicks for each individual for a moment.

Interview conducted by Tilman Mühlenberg