Maximilian Zischka, "1 von 4: Das Tor", Tinnituszyklus , 2026, 42,0 × 29,7 cm, acryl on paper

When your mind never stops, the silent universe becomes your most beautiful longing.

This piece is a love letter to the silence, I havent heard in years. The sound fills every empty space within me- and so every single millimeter is alive with a fine, unceasing tremble.

Yet my eyes wander longingly upward, where the stars flicker. Up there, in the gentle vacuum of the cosmos, absolute quiet awaits.