In Inversion #6, Naama Tsabar embeds the mechanics of a musical instrument directly into the fabric of the gallery wall. What appears at first as a minimal architectural gesture—a series of tuning pegs protruding from the surface—reveals itself, upon closer engagement, to be a playable instrument hidden within the wall. Visitors are invited to reach into the aperture, where guitar strings and a DIY neck are concealed, waiting to be strummed or touched.
The act of playing is intimate and exploratory: the performer cannot see what they’re playing, only feel it. Sound travels via microphones and fills the space, echoing a performance that is both spontaneous and planned. Inversion #6 blurs the boundary between sculpture and instrument, rendering the wall as a site of tactile composition.
The work was acquired by Hamburger Bahnhof - Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart, Berlin, 2025.
Naama Tsabar, Inversion #6, 2021, wood, strings, varnish, paint, banjo tuners, contact microphones, cable port, cables, 96 x 55 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches.