if you read this

if you read this is a multidisciplinary project about the human desire for connection. It consists of three interconnected parts: a text publication, an EP with text-based (electronic) soundtracks, and a live performance. Each part reinforces the others, contributing to a layered narrative about proximity, absence, and the fragile nature of human contact. The starting point is a personal experience of “ghosting” — an abruptly broken-off relationship without explanation — which serves as a catalyst for broader reflection on how communication, intimacy, and loss relate to the structures of our digital existence. By combining self-written texts and found fragments (both online and offline), a new narrative emerges at the intersection of literature, performance, and sound art.

publication
first edition, 2025 (100 copies)
design by callum dean
printing and binding by no kiss
published by n.k.g. publications