According to pop psychology, there exists a network in the brain that collectively holds space for our feelings of empathy, compassion, and connection. These interrelated regions of the prefrontal cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, insula, and amygdala, are stimulated through acts of support and compassion, both for others and for ourselves. 3hd’s “Care Circuit” performance evening at Haus der Visionäre explores this concept of (self-)compassion not only in the neurological sense, but as a collective, affective infrastructure for processing experience, regulating emotion, and forming new bonds through shared presence.

In a world of overstimulation, collapse, and dissociation, three artists offer a unique entry point into potential frameworks for supporting inner resilience and relational healing. Ewa Dziarnowska’s This resting, patience (Étude) rearticulates embodied scores into new temporal frameworks, where sensuousness and dancing become democratically available technologies for undoing overstimulation through tender attention. Investigating the power of fragility and emotional clarity, Ludwig Wandinger and Yves B Golden’s stripped-down Mug collaboration emphasizes raw performance as collective presence on The Well. Star & Stan’s MOONLIGHT FUEL exposes the softer internal landscape beneath celebrity personas, processing love, loss, and interpersonal conflict through mutual vulnerability. Together, the 3hd 2025: “Care Circuit” program extends beyond sentimentality or support toward a deeper engagement with attention, interdependence, and collective sense-making.