Queen of Enko -Final- -pH Studio- is not a work to be enjoyed but to be endured . It is a manifesto against the tyranny of the “definitive edition.” By weaponizing its own glitches, by making the viewer complicit in the Queen’s endless oscillation between acid and base, pH Studio argues that all narratives are, by nature, unbuffered solutions. They remain reactive until the very last observer closes their eyes.
The voice acting for Enko (provided by a session musician who refuses to be credited) is not voice acting. It is the sound of someone vomiting while trying to speak. It is the scrape of a bow against a broken cello string. It is uncomfortable .