re:strain is an experimental sound/performance piece combining elements of BDSM with electroacoustic mixing to imagine new modes of intimacy and connection. Leather collars, harnesses, and restraints constructed by m, fitted with contact mics installed by sunny, adorn the artists as they move through a practice of controlled, intentional breathplay.

Translating patterns of restrained breath into a responsive vocal score, the artists produce an ambient soundscape that evolves with the energy and intensity of the scene. In this process of strain and relief, the work offers a space to contemplate relationships between power, technology, and the body.