Over the five months of Coro de Soles Menores, visitors often asked: “When will the choir begin? Is there really someone singing?” The persistence of this question became an unspoken footnote to the exhibition—an anticipation of a voice that never arrived. This absence echoes Bárbara Sánchez-Kane’s enduring inquiry: garments as extensions of the body, even when the body itself is no longer present.

On its closing, CHERUBY brings this latent motif into reality by inviting a local community choir to activate the space through a live performance. In his practice, the “choir” is not a religious form, but a proposition of shared breath, collective voice, and co-existence. His work We are the breath of the volcanoes that we have exhaled (2025) embodies this through a mechanized garment that rises and falls like breathing—suggesting connection, resonance, and the subtle shifts within collective structures. Here and now, the choir’s voices intervene, becoming a direct response to, and extension of, this proposition.

The program begins with a curatorial walkthrough at 15:00, followed by the choral performance at 15:30. As the voices rise, the question suspended over five months dissolves, giving way to a truly shared moment—we are the breath of the volcanoes that we have exhaled.

About the Choir

The Haiyuan Choir was founded more than ten years ago. Its members, with an average age of around seventy, are all retirees. Over the years, the choir has participated in numerous community events and has received several commendations. In our daily lives, we also enjoy singing karaoke together, finding joy in music, and embracing each day with a spirit of happiness!

Haiyuan Choir (Vocal Ensemble) Ensemble Members: Chen Huizhong, Han Yeqian, Jiang Guifang, Xiong Sen, Zhang Qiqing.