Welcome to our Housewarming. Following a custom dating back to the Middle Ages – popular in Germany to this day – bread and salt are offered as a ceremony of welcome; a signifier for prosperity, hospitality, protection against evil, and a life full of flavor and meaning. The tradition of sharing bread and salt signifies deep bonds, long-standing friendship and enduring companionship. On this note, we are humbled and honored that a group of artists, collaborators and friends, who have all been part of soft power artistic journey throughout the past 5 years, have announced their intent to propose a toast, in order of appearance:

Carolin Schnurrer works across sound, installation, performance and moving image, exploring rhythm and embodiment as forms of care and resistance. Her work has previously been presented at soft power in the framework of: SCHOOL OF INTUITIONS (2021), Private Collection (2023) & super soft residency #7 (2025).

Nadia Marcus is a poet, designer, DJ and co-director of TABLOID Press, a publishing house and media imprint founded in Berlin in 2014. Her work has previously been presented at soft power in the framework of: European Spirits (2024), Feedback (2025) & A Rare Conjunction (2026).

Sumayyah Smith is a multidisciplinary dance artist weaving together the intersections of caretaking, art making, and world building. Her work has previously been presented at soft power in the framework of: super soft summer residency (2025).

Guilherme Vilhena Martins is a writer and curator with a focus on the tensions between power and desire – particularly in their architectural dimensions. His work has previously been presented at soft power in the framework of: on animated architecture (2024).

Yves B. Golden is a writer and multidisciplinary artist working with mixed media sculptures, performance, sound, and olfaction to explore questions of human worth, dignity, and transmutation. Her work has previously been presented at soft power in the framework of: Feedback (2025).

megouem is a vocal performer experimenting with theatrical musical offerings. megouem’s work has previously been presented at soft power in the framework of: Feedback (2025).

Zack Darsee s a poet, publisher, translator and co-founder and editor of TABLOID Press. His work has previously been presented at soft power in the framework of: Feedback (2025) & A Rare Conjunction (2026).

dalia maini is an editor, writer and organizer concerned with emancipatory politics of bodies in space, class consciousness and disobedience. Saverio Cantoni is a white-presenting cyborg, disabled – oral Deaf – artist experimenting with interferences, noises, and glitches to create participatory and accessible live performances. Together, dalia and Saverio’s work has been presented at soft power in the framework of: No mixed feelings: spiral downwards joy (2025).

Filippo Vogliazzo (with Nana Spier) is an artist drawn toward a shapeless practice, often site-specific, in which production is a performative act, and a final formalization is viewed with suspicion. His work has previously been presented at soft power in the framework of: European Spirits (2024).

backseat is a research duo composed by Federica Nicastro & Meii Soh focusing on the intersection of sound, performance, and broadcasting. Their work has previously been presented at soft power in the framework of: backseat (2025).

Derek MF Di Fabio is an artist whose practice includes sound-walks, sculptures, installations, and events made up of experiences that can be relived through shared memory. As part of Abolitionist Jelly, their work has previously been presented at soft power in the framework of: Abolitionist Kino (2024).